Brazilian Neurosurgery (May 2016)

Gunshot Wound to the Atlantoaxial Spine Associated with Vertebral Artery Occlusive Injury

  • Rogério Martins Pires de Amorim,
  • Leonardo Miguez,
  • Maristella Reis,
  • Lucas Loiola Santos,
  • Francisco José Torrão Junior,
  • José Fernando Guedes-Corrêa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1583937
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 35, no. 02
pp. 157 – 159

Abstract

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Abstract Atlantoaxial spine injuries due to firearm are uncommon. However, civilian gunshot wounds are becoming more frequent in modern society. The authors report a case of a middle age man with a penetrating neck gunshot wound; discuss the complexity of this type of trauma and its management.

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