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World J Orthop. Dec 18, 2022; 13(12): 1064-1068
Published online Dec 18, 2022. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i12.1064
Published online Dec 18, 2022. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i12.1064
Wooden foreign body impalement through the right shoulder region – an unusual penetrating injury: A case report
Abhay Harsh Kerketta, Ritesh Kumar, Jayanta Kumar Laik, Manoj Kumar Rajak, Department of Joint Replacement and Orthopaedics, Tata Main Hospital, Singhbhum 831001, Jharkhand, India
Seelora Sahu, Department of Anaesthesiology, Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur 831001, Jharkhand, India
Author contributions: Kerketta AH and Kumar R contributed equally to this work; Kerketta AH and Sahu S designed the case study; Kumar R, Laik JK, and Rajak MK performed the research; Kerketta AH and Sahu S wrote the manuscript and analyzed the data; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Abhay Harsh Kerketta, MBBS, MS, Surgeon, Department of Joint Replacement and Orthopaedics, Tata Main Hospital, C Road West Northern Town, Bistupur, Singhbhum 831001, Jharkhand, India. abhayharsh78@gmail.com
Received: July 25, 2022
Peer-review started: July 25, 2022
First decision: September 26, 2022
Revised: October 17, 2022
Accepted: November 4, 2022
Article in press: November 4, 2022
Published online: December 18, 2022
Peer-review started: July 25, 2022
First decision: September 26, 2022
Revised: October 17, 2022
Accepted: November 4, 2022
Article in press: November 4, 2022
Published online: December 18, 2022
Core Tip
Core Tip: Penetration of the body, cavity, or region by an elongated object which remains in situ is called impalement injury. It can result from both penetrating and blunt trauma, with the severity of injury being factored by mechanism and velocity of trauma. Associated crushing, penetration, tissue loss, wound contamination, major fractures, and massive blood loss bring great challenges to surgeons besides posing difficulty in administering anesthesia.