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Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 2011; 08(02): 111-112
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-0508(11)80011-0
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Craniocerebral arrow injury with survival

K Sil
,
S Basu
,
LN Tripathy
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Publication Date:
05 April 2017 (online)

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Abstract

We report a rare case of a retained sports arrow penetrating the skull where the patient survived with minimal deficits.

Keywords

arrow - head injury - penetrating brain injury
 

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