Stab injury to the lumbar spine without neurological involvement in a child

BACKGROUND: Stab wound injuries are extraordinary in the child, the thoracic and lumbar spine are the most observed. Patient could be asymptomatic and it could lead to a neurological deficit. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report a case of a 15-year-old boy victim of a stab wound injury with a knife. He was n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hmamouche, Oualid Mohammed, Lakhdar, Faycal, Benzagmout, Mohammed, Chakour, Khalid, El Faiz Chaoui, Mohammed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10159326/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37151434
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_51_2023
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Stab wound injuries are extraordinary in the child, the thoracic and lumbar spine are the most observed. Patient could be asymptomatic and it could lead to a neurological deficit. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report a case of a 15-year-old boy victim of a stab wound injury with a knife. He was neurologically intact but the local examination showed blood and clear fluid. The patient underwent surgery and the knife was removed with the reparation of a dural tear. CONCLUSION: Stab wound injuries in child are very rare, the management is clear if there is compression, bleeding or cerebrospinal fluid leakage, and the prognosis depends on the symptoms.

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