title: The awakened intraspinal glass shard.
abstract: Penetrating spinal injuries from foreign bodies are an exceedingly rare pathological entity. In this report we present an unusual clinical report of an in-driven shard of glass in the cervical spine that remained without symptoms for many years and became symptomatic possibly because of narrowing of the diameter of the vertebral canal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, Aachen, Germany. mfoertel@ukaachen.de
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Oertel
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kreitschmann-Andermahr
authors.forename: Y-M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Ryang
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gilsbach
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Korinth
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000150:complications; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014754:Violence