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86 associated injuries and associated complications in 252 stab wounds of the spinal cord are described. The main problem is to be aware of these injuries and to recognise them in the presence of a totally or partially paralysed patient. This is especially so because these associated lesions may not necessarily be due to the stab causing the spinal cord trauma but due to other injuries nflicted at the same time.
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Lipschitz, R. Associated injuries and complications of stab wounds of the spinal cord. Spinal Cord 5, 75–82 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1967.7
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