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9990795

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-22
pubmed:abstractText
Impalement is an uncommon injury with only occasional reports in the literature. There are even fewer reports of impalement injuries limited to the thorax. We report herein the case of a 24-year-old man who survived impalement injury of the left side of the thorax with a steel rod while working at a construction site. The great vessels of the thorax were spared but the second thoracic vertebra was fractured resulting in complete paralysis of the left lower limb. The precise nature and extent of the injury were determined pre-operatively by computed tomography and aortography. The important principles of surgical management contributing to the successful outcome are described, these being minimal manipulation of the impalement object before and during transport, careful pre-operative planning and a multidisciplinary approach.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0035-8835
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
419-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
A non-fatal impalement injury of the thorax.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Grantham Hospital, Aberdeen.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports