Delayed presentation of a thorn prick as an intramedullary abscess

Penetrating injury to the spine is the third most common cause of spinal injury. Injuries due to bullet, glass, nails and pencil injuries are well documented in literature. We report a rare case of delayed onset intramedullary abscess following thorn prick and have reviewed the literature for simila...

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Main Authors: Radhey Shyam Mittal, Ashok Gandhi, Achal Sharma, Jitender Shekawath, Ronyl Kaushal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.94376
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