Case Report: Transoral Penetrating Medullocervical Injury by a Chopstick in Three Cats

Case Report: Transoral Penetrating Medullocervical Injury by a Chopstick in Three Cats

This case series describes transoral penetrating or contusive medullocervical injury by a wooden chopstick in three young cats presenting with acute tetraparesis. CT revealed that remnant fragments of a wooden chopstick penetrated the atlantooccipital space in cases 1 and 2. The remnant fragments we...

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Main Authors: Yukiko Nakano, Yuta Nozue, Kohei Nakata, Toru Fujioka, Yoichi Sakai, Hiroaki Kamishina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
penetrating injury
chopstick
atlantooccipital joint
CT
MRI
surgical management
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2020.609869/full

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