Show pageBacklinksCite current pageExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Gunshot wounds to the spine ====== ===== Indications for surgery ===== 1. injury to the cauda equina (whether complete or incomplete) if nerve root compression is demonstrated ((Robertson DP, Simpson RK. Penetrating Injuries Restricted to the Cauda Equina: A Retrospective Review. Neurosurgery. 1992; 31:265–270)). 2. neurologic deterioration: suggesting the possibility of [[spinal epidural hematoma]] 3. compression of a nerve root 4. Cerebrospinal fluid fistula 5. spinal instability: very rare with isolated GSW to the spine gunshot_wounds_to_the_spine.txt Last modified: 2024/06/07 02:50by 127.0.0.1