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Title:

Sub-decapitation in suicidal chainsaw injury: report of a rare case and operative management.

Document type:
Case Reports; Journal Article
Author(s):
Krauss, P; Butenschoen, V M; Meyer, B; Negwer, C
Abstract:
Chainsaw accidents are severe injuries, mostly work-related and concerning upper or lower extremities. Few suicidal chainsaw injuries are reported, all of them fatal. We report the case of a 23-year-old man who attempted suicide by sub-decapitation with a chainsaw, its successful (peri-) operative management, and clinical course along with a discussion of the contemporary management and body of evidence of such lesions. Chainsaw injuries are severe traumas. Stepwise surgery with maximal function...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
Year:
2020
Journal volume:
162
Journal issue:
10
Pages contribution:
2537-2540
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s00701-020-04413-7
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32474639
Print-ISSN:
0001-6268
TUM Institution:
Neurochirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik
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