The awakened intraspinal glass shard.
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.
Oertel
M F
MF
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, Aachen, Germany. mfoertel@ukaachen.de
Kreitschmann-Andermahr
I
I
Ryang
Y-M
YM
Gilsbach
J M
JM
Korinth
M C
MC
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