Gunshot wound to the spine without neurological loss - A case report

The patient injured by the bullet fired from the handgun that penetrated right parasternal thoracic area and lodged into the body of the T2 vertebra is presented. There was no neurological loss from this injury. The ballistic analysis is provided. The bullet lodged in the vertebral body protruding to the spinal canal was removed from the posterior approach employing laminectomy.