Open AccessManagement of Penetrating Spinal Cord Injuries in a Non Spinal Centre: Experience at Enugu, Nigeria
Author(s) -
CU Nwadinigwe,
AI Ugezu
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v17i2.37385
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , spinal cord injury , spinal cord , surgery , complication , rehabilitation , retrospective cohort study , presentation (obstetrics) , injury prevention , demographics , poison control , physical therapy , emergency medicine , demography , psychiatry , sociology
Penetrating injuries of the spinal cord are among the most dangerous of injuries. They are often associated with injuries to other vital organs of the body, which may demand priority attention. The objectives of this study were to determine the pattern of the penetrating spinal cord injuries and to evaluate outcome of treatment in our setting.