Open AccessSelf‐inflicted stab wound at first thoracic vertebra
Author(s) -
Ushio Masaya
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6527
Subject(s) - medicine , vertebra , surgery , thoracic vertebrae , stab wound , burst fracture , thoracic spine , lumbar vertebrae , lumbar
The patient was a 64‐year‐old woman who stabbed her neck with a kitchen knife in an attempt to commit suicide. The tip of the knife was chipped and lodged into the first thoracic vertebra. It was removed using a drill.
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