title: Traumatic pneumorrhachis.
abstract: Pneumorrhachis or intraspinal air is an increasingly encountered phenomenon in the management of severe trauma. The case of a 23-year-old soldier, who sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, is presented and the subsequent discussion illustrates that while often benign this phenomenon may indicate serious occult injury.
authors.affiliation: Worcestershire Royal Hospital. aghaldane1@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Haldane
mesh_terms: D004646:Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004824:Epidural Space; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013346:Subarachnoid Space; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*; D055815:Young Adult