Year 2012,
Volume: 9 Issue: 3, - , 01.09.2012
Abstract
We report a rare case in which a metallic foreign object migrated to cervical intervertebral foramina. Only two cases have been reported.Plain films films and Computed Tomography of the cervical spine showed a foraminal metallic object Key words: Cervical intervertebral foramina, foreign body, metallic object
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References
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- Figure 2. A cervical spine computed tomography
- showed a foreign body lying across the C3-4 interver- tebral foramen
Year 2012,
Volume: 9 Issue: 3, - , 01.09.2012
Abstract
-
Keywords
References
- Abumi K, Anbo H, Kaneda K. Migration of an acupuncture needle into the medulla oblongata. Eur Spine J 1996;5: 137–9.
- Staats PS, Stinson MS, Lee RR. Lumbar stenosis compli- cating retained epidural catheter tip. Anesthesiology 1995;83: 1115–18.
- Silvestro C, Cocito L, Pisani R. Delayed effects of a mi- grated foreign body (sewing needle) in the cervical spine: a case report. Spine 2001;26: 578–9.
- Xuhua LU, Aimin CHEN, Deyu CHEN, Wen YUAN. Removal of a foreign metallic object from the cervical interverte- bral foramina. J Orthop Sci 2009; 14: 672–4
- Thakur RC, Khosla VK, Kak VK. Non-missile penetrating in- juries of the spine. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1991;113:144–8.
- Wang MY, Hoh DJ, Leary SP, Griffith P, McComb JG. High rates of neurological improvement following severe trau- matic pediatric spinal cord injury. Spine 2004;29: 1493–7.
- Gulamhuseinwala N, Terris J. Evolving presentation of spinal canal penetrating injury. Injury 2004; 35: 948–9. 202
- Figure 2. A cervical spine computed tomography
- showed a foreign body lying across the C3-4 interver- tebral foramen
There are 9 citations in total.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Journal Section | Case Report |
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| Publication Date | September 1, 2012 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2012 Volume: 9 Issue: 3 |