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The case of an unusual suicide attempt is related. First the method, the use of a mussel pin and secondly the consequences at the level of the spine. The osteomyelitis changed an upper motor neurone level lesion into a lower one.
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Chapuis, A., Dollfus, P. An unusual suicide method used by a paraplegic. Spinal Cord 20, 304–307 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1982.57
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1982.57