Cervical spinal cord injury by unusual foreign body penetration

Non-missile penetrating spinal cord injury hasbecome relatively uncommon in developed coun-tries due to the availability of more sophisticatedweapons.Morerarestillisspinalcordinjurycausedbyachopstick,whichhasbeenusedforcenturiesinAsia.Chopstickshavebeenreportedtocausepene-trating intracranial injuries through the nos-trils,