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Article: Military gunshot wound-induced spinal cord injuries
- Article from:
- Military Medicine
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Nov 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Gunshot wounds are the second leading cause of spinal cord injuries in developed countries, whereas in undeveloped and developing countries, this likelihood is much more. However, the weapon and injury characteristics are very different between those two groups of countries. The aim of this study was to review our experience with gunshot wound-caused spinal cord injury during our struggle with terrorism, to examine surgical and medical complications, and to determine the difference between civilian and military gunshot wounds. One hundred five male patients (mean, 25 years of age) were examined according to completeness, spinal and nonspinal injuries, American Spinal Injury Association ...