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Citation:
Hacking C, Sharma R, Penetrating trauma. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Jan 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-186044
Disclosures:
At the time the article was created Craig Hacking had the following disclosures:
- Philips Australia, Paid speaker at Philips Spectral CT events (ongoing)
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At the time the article was last revised Craig Hacking had the following disclosures:
- Philips Australia, Paid speaker at Philips Spectral CT events (ongoing)
These were assessed during peer review and were determined to
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Penetrating trauma is a type of trauma in which a foreign body or bodies penetrate the skin, create a wound and injure the deeper tissues. The foreign body can remain in the patient or can exit the patient, either through the same entry wound (e.g. knife stabbing) or via a separate exit wound (the latter is termed a perforating injury).
Individual regions can be affected alone or in combination based on the trajectory and number of projectiles.
Pathology
Etiology
Penetrating trauma can be due to:
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