Migration of bullet in the spinal canal: A case report

As the spinal canal expands at T10 level naturally, it has been thought that the migration of a bullet within the spinal canal above this level is prevented and the migration of a bullet may only occur between T10 and S1 level. Here, a very rare case of a bullet traversing the length of the spinal c...

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Published in:Surgical neurology 1995-12, Vol.44 (6), p.548-550
Main Authors: Öktem, I.Suat, Selçuklu, Ahmet, Kurtsoy, Ali, Kavuncu, I.Argun, Paşaoğlu, Aydin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Bullet
Foreign-Body Migration - diagnostic imaging
Foreign-Body Migration - physiopathology
gunshot wounds
Humans
Male
migration
pneumothorax
spinal canal
Spinal Canal - diagnostic imaging
Spinal Canal - physiopathology
Thoracic Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging
Thoracic Vertebrae - injuries
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Wounds, Gunshot - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:As the spinal canal expands at T10 level naturally, it has been thought that the migration of a bullet within the spinal canal above this level is prevented and the migration of a bullet may only occur between T10 and S1 level. Here, a very rare case of a bullet traversing the length of the spinal canal is reported.
ISSN:0090-3019
1879-3339
DOI:10.1016/0090-3019(95)00212-X