title: A migrated knitting needle in a paediatric spine: case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aims of this study were to present migration of a sharp metal material into the spinal canal in a paediatric patient and to discuss the management of metallic foreign bodies in the spinal canal.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patient's medical reports, radiological tests, review of intraoperative findings, and literature search were examined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The migration and penetration of a knitting needle in a 7-year-old-boy are presented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a significant risk of migration of penetrating foreign materials into the spinal canal. Early identification and removal of these foreign bodies retained in the spinal canal may be important even when the patient is asymptomatic.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Spine Center, Iran Caddesi 45/2, Kavaklidere, Cankaya, Ankara, 06700, Turkey. newtonian45@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Tiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mmopelwa
authors.affiliation: Ankara Spine Center, Iran Caddesi 45/2, Kavaklidere, Cankaya, Ankara, 06700, Turkey.
authors.forename: Vugar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nabiyev
authors.affiliation: Ankara Spine Center, Iran Caddesi 45/2, Kavaklidere, Cankaya, Ankara, 06700, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ayhan
authors.affiliation: Ankara Spine Center, Iran Caddesi 45/2, Kavaklidere, Cankaya, Ankara, 06700, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Acaroglu
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D009339:Needles; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014951:Wounds, Stab
chemical_list: D008670:Metals
keywords: Complication; Knitting needle; Migration; Spine