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ArticleSpinal cord series and cases2019

Penetrating spinal cord injury causing paraplegia in a bird hunter in rural Tanzania.

Daniël Cornelis van Adrichem, Marit Rianne Helmine Angelique Ratering, Sakina Mehboob Rashid, Mubashir Alavi Jusabani, Vanessa Eddie Poppe, Himidi Asegelisye Mwaitele, Honest Herman Massawe, William Patrick Howlett, Haleluya Imanueli Moshi, Marieke Cornelia Johanna Dekker

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Article in Spinal cord series and cases, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Daniël Cornelis van Adrichem1Radboudumc Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Marit Rianne Helmine Angelique Ratering1Radboudumc Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Sakina Mehboob Rashid2Department of General Surgery, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0002-7871-3399
Mubashir Alavi Jusabani3Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0003-4155-5515
Vanessa Eddie Poppe4Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania.
Himidi Asegelisye MwaiteleDepartment of Radiology Imaging, NSK Hospitals Limited, Arusha, Tanzania.
Honest Herman Massawe3Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania.
William Patrick Howlett6Department of Internal Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania.
Haleluya Imanueli Moshi7Department of Physiotherapy, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania.
Marieke Cornelia Johanna Dekker3Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania.
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre · TZRadboud University Nijmegen · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Cultural and socioeconomic factors influence the risk of sustaining a Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (TSCI). The standard of management and rehabilitation available to TSCI patients differs greatly between high-income and low-income countries. Case presentation: We report a 17-year-old male bird hunter, with no prior medical history, presenting with paraplegia and sensory loss from the xiphoid process down after being struck by an arrow in the left lateral side of the neck. Discussion: Penetrating neck injuries are potentially life threatening because of the complex arrangement of vital structures in the neck. Management of spinal cord trauma resulting from such injuries in low-resource settings is challenging.

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Neck InjuriesParaplegiaSpinal Cord InjuriesWounds, PenetratingAdolescentHumansMaleTanzaniaRisk factorsSpinal cord

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PMID31632707
PMCPMC6786419
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