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Old 11-28-2007, 08:57 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Below are a few references from the medical literature related to needlefish impalement.

Arch Ophthalmol. 2006 Feb;124(2):284.
Orbital foreign body and ruptured globe from needlefish impalement.

J Emerg Med. 1999 Sep-Oct;17(5):906-7.
Case of a windsurfer speared by a needlefish.

J Emerg Med. 1999 Mar-Apr;17(2):255-9.
A new hazard for windsurfers: needlefish impalement.

Arthroscopy. 1995 Aug;11(4):503-5.
An unusual surgical emergency: a knee joint wound caused by a needlefish.

Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1995 Mar;104(3):248-50.
Penetrating cervical injury caused by a needlefish.
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