Citation

Kim J, Kim JH, Bang MS. Ann. Rehabil. Med. 2013; 37(1): 118-122.

Affiliation

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine)

DOI

10.5535/arm.2013.37.1.118

PMID

23526072

Abstract

We report on operational and rehabilitation management, as well as the outcome, of a patient who with sustained spinal cord injury from a high velocity gunshot wound to the lumbar spine. More specifically, a patient with a gunshot wound to the spine is more likely to sustain a complete injury and have a poor prognosis. As such, there should be concerns regarding associated and extended injuries related to bullet fragmentation as well as the possibility of long-term sequelae.

Language: en