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Delayed effects of a migrated foreign body (sewing needle) in the cervical spine: a case report
- Publication Year :
- 2001
- Publisher :
- Hanley & Belfus Incorporated:210 South 13th Street:Philadelphia, PA 19107:(800)962-1892, (215)546-4995, INTERNET: http://www.hanleyandbelfus.com, Fax: (215)790-9330, 2001.
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Abstract
- STUDY DESIGN: A case report is presented. OBJECTIVE: This report documents one case of intraspinal migration of a metal foreign body. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: The migration and penetration of foreign bodies into the spine have been described, but there are only three reports of a needle as the causative object. METHODS: This case report included a chart review, an examination of the patient, and a literature search. RESULTS: The patient successfully underwent surgery, in which the foreign body (a sewing needle) was removed. CONCLUSION: It is important to be aware of the possible delayed penetration of a foreign body into the spine even in patients with few or no symptoms.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors
medicine.medical_treatment
Radiography
Foreign-Body Migration
Chart review
medicine
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
In patient
Spinal Cord Injuries
business.industry
Laminectomy
Sewing needle
medicine.disease
Cervical spine
Surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
Needles
Spinal Injuries
Cervical Vertebrae
Neurology (clinical)
Foreign body
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
business
Cervical vertebrae
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f320c9b4047b63aecdb793d67e31078d