Intramedullary stabbing spinal cord injury: Perioperative optimized management for a successful surgical outcome
- Journal of Neurology & Stroke
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Pablo Martínez-Soler,1 Juan F Martínez-Canca2
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Abstract
We present a rare case of fully penetrating spinal cord injury in an 8-year-old girl who accidentally stabbed herself with a crochet needle at L4-L5 level. She presented to the local Accident and Emergency Department without neurological deficit. This is the full account of her perioperative management resulting in total neurological preservation.
Keywords
: stabbing, spinal cord injury, intramedullary, perioperative management, intraspinal foreign body