Delayed myelopathy after stab injury with intraspinal nonmetal foreign body granuloma.
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چکیده
There are few rerorts on delayed neurologic deficit after stab injury with a retained intraspinal foreign body and granuloma formation. This study reported a 24-year-old man presented with progressive neurologic deficits, an unusual case of delayed myelopathy with an intraspinal nonmetal foreign body granuloma, which was misdiagnosed as tuberculosis of neural arches before operation because the patient almost forgot the event that he was stabbed in dorsal region 4 years ago.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi
دوره 11 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008