Backstabbing swordfish: a rare cause of traumatic hemiparesis.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3171/2016.12.SPINE16586.
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Abstract
Swordfish attacks on humans are uncommon, with only a few case reports available in the current literature. The authors report the first known case of a penetrating spinal injury from a swordfish, in which the patient presented with a small stab wound and hemiparesis. The presentation of a fisherman with hemiparesis and a harmless-looking stab wound must alert clinicians to the possibility of penetrating swordfish injuries to the spine.
Medical subject headings
- Cervical Vertebrae
- Paresis
- Perciformes
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Wounds, Stab
Anatomy
- cervical spine