Spinal cord injury caused by a stab wound: a case report.
10.3349/ymj.1990.31.3.280
- Author:
Hwan Mo LEE
1
;
Nam Hyun KIM
;
Chang Il PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report ; Review
- Keywords:
Spinal cord injury;
stab wound;
Brown-Sequard injury
- MeSH:
Adult;
Antibiotics, Combined/therapeutic use;
Bacterial Infections/prevention&control;
Case Report;
Human;
Male;
Meningitis/prevention & control;
Spinal Cord Injuries/*etiology/radiography/rehabilitation;
*Wounds, Stab
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
1990;31(3):280-284
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The authors present a case of incomplete spinal cord injury (Brown Sequard syndrome) after a stab wound. A direct history and examination revealed that the patient was stabbed in the back while fighting with his friends. He immediately lost motor and sensory function in the lower extremities and collapsed to the ground. The patient was given primary closure after wound toilet and was treated with antibiotics. With rehabilitation he became ambulatory with a cane and long leg brace two months after the stabbing.
