title: Stab wound of the cervical spinal cord and ipsilateral vertebral artery injury.
abstract: Stab wound of the cervical spinal cord with ipsilateral vertebral artery injury is rare. We report a case of a penetrating injury by scissors to the cervical spinal cord and right vertebral artery. The management is discussed and literature reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurosurgery and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey. okaradag@cumhuriyet.edu.tr
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karadağ
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gürelik
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Berkan
authors.forename: H Z
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Kars
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery