Pediatric spinal injuries are very rare conditions and account for 1%-10% of all spinal injuries Domestic accidents, such as falling and bumping, are frequent events during childhood.In this study, a 1-year-old boy who was under treatment due to a penetrating trauma at the posterior thoracolumbar intersection is presented. The patient was referred to our clinic after a needle became impaled into his back due to an accident that occurred at home. The patient’s neurologic assessment was normal. A radiologic study of the patient showed the presence of a metallic foreign object, extending into the paravertebral muscle on the left side of the T12-L1 intersection. The needle was removed promptly after an emergent surgical procedure. No any complications were present during the follow-up visit after 1 month. Emergent surgical intervention is necessary in paraspinal and spinal penetrating traumas.
Demir, İ., Kıymaz, N., Güdü, B. O., Kozan, A., et al. (2015). Pediatric Paraspinal Penetrating Sewing Needle. EASTERN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 20(3), 151-153.
AMA
Demir İ, Kıymaz N, Güdü BO, Kozan A, Gökalp A. Pediatric Paraspinal Penetrating Sewing Needle. EASTERN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. December 2015;20(3):151-153.
Chicago
Demir, İsmail, Nejmi Kıymaz, Burhan Oral Güdü, Abdulbaki Kozan, and Abdulsemat Gökalp. “Pediatric Paraspinal Penetrating Sewing Needle”. EASTERN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 20, no. 3 (December 2015): 151-53.
EndNote
Demir İ, Kıymaz N, Güdü BO, Kozan A, Gökalp A (December 1, 2015) Pediatric Paraspinal Penetrating Sewing Needle. EASTERN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 20 3 151–153.
IEEE
İ. Demir, N. Kıymaz, B. O. Güdü, A. Kozan, and A. Gökalp, “Pediatric Paraspinal Penetrating Sewing Needle”, EASTERN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 151–153, 2015.
ISNAD
Demir, İsmail et al. “Pediatric Paraspinal Penetrating Sewing Needle”. EASTERN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 20/3 (December 2015), 151-153.
JAMA
Demir İ, Kıymaz N, Güdü BO, Kozan A, Gökalp A. Pediatric Paraspinal Penetrating Sewing Needle. EASTERN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2015;20:151–153.
MLA
Demir, İsmail et al. “Pediatric Paraspinal Penetrating Sewing Needle”. EASTERN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, vol. 20, no. 3, 2015, pp. 151-3.
Vancouver
Demir İ, Kıymaz N, Güdü BO, Kozan A, Gökalp A. Pediatric Paraspinal Penetrating Sewing Needle. EASTERN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2015;20(3):151-3.