Stab injury of the thoracic spinal cord: Case report

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2008-06-02

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Turkish Neurosurgical

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Stab injuries of the spinal cord are rare. We report a case of a 22-year-old male who was hospitalized because of a spinal cord injury resulting from a stab wound in the posterior thoracolumbar area. On admission, the patient had 2/5 muscle strength of the right leg (monoparesis) and hypoethesia below the L1 level. Radiological investigation revealed the retained tip of a knife that penetrated the spinal canal at the T12 An urgent right T12 hemilaminotomy was performed and retained knife fragment was removed. Six months after operation, the motor deficit had completely improved although hypoethesia was still present. Surgery should be considered as the first-line treatment in cases of incomplete injuries of the spinal cord with retained metallic object.
Omuriliğin bıçakla yaralanmaları nadir görülmektedir. Posterior torakolomber bölgede bıçaklanma sonrası omurilik yaralanması nedeniyle yatırılan 22 yaşında erkek hasta sunuldu. Nörolojik muayenesinde, sağda bacakta 2/5motor kaybı (monoparezi) ve L 1 seviyesinin altında hipoestezisi mevcuttu. Radyolojik incelemede, T12 seviyesinde spinal kanal içine penetre olmuş bıçakucu tesbit edildi. Acil operasyona alındı ve bıçak parçası çıkarıldı. Postoperatif 6. ayda motor defisiti tamamen düzeldi ancak hipoestezisi devam ediyordu. Omuriliğin kesici aletlerle tam olmayan penetran yaralanmalarında cerrahi tedavi öncelikle düşünülmelidir.

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Neurosciences & neurology, Surgery, Spinal cord injury, Stab injury, Surgical treatment, Penetrating injuries, Secondary, Recovery, Bıçak yaralanması, Cerrahi tedavi, Omurilik hasarı

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Doğan, Ş. vd. (2008). "Stab injury of the thoracic spinal cord: Case report". Turkish Neurosurgery, 18(3), 298-301.

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