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An unusual stab wound to the buttock

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock, 2013
Stab wounds to the buttock are uncommon injuries that are rarely seen in surgical civilian practice. Although, the wound appears trivial, it may cause major life-threatening visceral and vascular injuries. Failure to detect these injuries may lead to serious morbidity and mortality.
Ashraf F Hefny, Elnazeer A Salim, Masoud O Bashir, Fikri M Abu-Zidan   +3 more
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Clinical presentation and management outcome of abdominal stab wounds in a low-resource setting: experience of a central hospital in Sudan. [PDF]

Int J Emerg Med
Background Abdominal stab injuries are a major public health concern worldwide, especially in African countries. This study aimed to examine the presentation patterns and management outcomes of abdominal stab wounds. Methods This descriptive, prospective,
Saadeldien MSM, Gismalla MDA, Adam AMI, Abuelnour AEK, Alhamed MA.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Broken Knife Blade Completely Penetrating the Humerus: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]

Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma, 2020
We present a case of a 23-year-old male patient who presented with a blade knife completely wedged and penetrated on his humerus after a stab wound to his left upper extremity. On palpation, a foreign body was palpated under the skin on the deltoid area.
Mauricio Gonzalez-Urquijo, Mario Zambrano Lara   +1 more
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Subcutaneous and visceral fat are associated with worse outcomes in gunshot injuries but not stab injuries to the torso

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2023
Purpose The effect of obesity in penetrating trauma outcomes is poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a protective effect of subcutaneous or visceral fat from stab and gunshot wounds.Methods 443 patients admitted after
Christopher Mejias, Mark Hoegger, Jason Snyder, Constantine Raptis, Vincent Mellnick   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Age-related injury patterns resulting from knife violence in an urban population

Scientific Reports, 2022
Interpersonal violence involving knives is a major public health problem. The majority of patients are young people in urban areas, but little is known about age-specific patterns of injury and recent trends in injury characteristics.
P. Vulliamy, K. Hancorn, S. Glasgow, A. West, R. A. Davenport, K. Brohi, M. P. Griffiths   +6 more
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Frequency of intra-abdominal organ injury is higher in patients with concomitant stab wounds to other anatomical areas

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2018
Background Management of stable patients with abdominal stab wound remains controversial, particularly for those with no clear indications for explorative laparotomy.
Igor Jeroukhimov, Itay Wiser, Yehuda Hershkovitz, Zahar Shapira, Kobi Peleg, Ricardo Alfici, Adi Givon, Israeli Trauma Group, Boris Kessel   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Penetrating injuries in Germany – epidemiology, management and outcome an analysis based on the TraumaRegister DGU®

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background The management of penetrating wounds is a rare challenge for trauma surgeons in Germany and Central Europe as a result of the low incidence of this type of trauma. In Germany, penetrating injuries are reported to occur in 4–5 % of the severely
D Bieler, E Kollig, L Hackenberg, JH Rathjen, R Lefering, A Franke, the Committee on Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care and Trauma Management(Sektion NIS) of the German Trauma Society (DGU)   +6 more
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Non-fatal suicide attempt by intentional stab wound: Clinical management, psychiatric assessment, and multidisciplinary considerations

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2012
Background: Suicide by means of self-inflicted stab wounds is relatively uncommon and little is known about this population and their management. Materials and Methods: Retrospective review of adult trauma patients admitted to our Level-1 trauma center ...
James M Badger, Shea C Gregg, Charles A Adams   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Global illumination rendering versus volume rendering for the forensic evaluation of stab wounds using computed tomography

Scientific Reports, 2022
We compared three-dimensional (3D) CT images of stabbing victims subjected to volume-rendering (VR) or global illumination-rendering (GIR), a new technique now available for the reconstruction of 3D CT images.
Wataru Fukumoto, Nobuo Kitera, Hidenori Mitani, Takahiro Sueoka, Shota Kondo, Ikuo Kawashita, Yuko Nakamura, Masataka Nagao, Kazuo Awai   +8 more
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Dorsal vertebro-medullary stab wound: Two cases from Niamey National Hospital and review of literature

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2023
Background: Stab wounds are rare, accounting for around 25 % of all spinal cord injuries. They are the most frequent cause of penetrating wounds and occur mainly after an assault or suicide attempt.
Ibrahim Issa Assoumane, Mèhomè Wilfried Dossou, Abdoul Wahabou Amadou Moussa, Laté Dzidoula Lawson, Kpègnon Nicaise Agada, Ousmane Issoufou Hamma, Aminath Kélani   +6 more
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