Surgical Management of an Intracranial Injury Caused by a Handcrafted Arrow in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Global Neurosurgical Relevance.

Heineman AL, Jackson Q, Karas C, Galler R, Awuor V, Patel H

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.86374
Published: 2025 Jun
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.86374,
  title = {Surgical Management of an Intracranial Injury Caused by a Handcrafted Arrow in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Global Neurosurgical Relevance.},
  author = {Heineman AL and Jackson Q and Karas C and Galler R and Awuor V and Patel H},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.86374},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.86374}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Surgical Management of an Intracranial Injury Caused by a Handcrafted Arrow in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Global Neurosurgical Relevance.
AU  - Heineman AL
AU  - Jackson Q
AU  - Karas C
AU  - Galler R
AU  - Awuor V
AU  - Patel H
PY  - 2025
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.86374
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.86374
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APA

AL, H., Q, J., C, K., R, G., V, A., & H, P. (2025). Surgical Management of an Intracranial Injury Caused by a Handcrafted Arrow in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Global Neurosurgical Relevance.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.86374

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