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01-10-2018 | Case Report - Spine trauma

Penetrating cervical traumatic spinal cord injury due to lawn mowing: an unusual case report

Authors: Joel Haakon Borgstedt-Bakke, Peter Duel, Mikkel Mylius Rasmussen

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 10/2018

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We present a case of a 55-year-old farmer who suddenly experienced an electric sensation in the left half of his body during lawn mowing. Neurological examination discovered neurological deficits corresponding to an incomplete spinal cord injury. Magnetic resonance imaging displayed an artifact in the cervical region. Following, a computer tomography imaging showed a metal object, located intramedullary, in the cervical spinal cord. The conclusion was a traumatic lesion from the metal object obtained during lawn mowing. The object was evacuated surgically. Three years postoperatively, the patient was improved. Caution in diagnostics following usage of heavy machinery is advised.

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Title: Penetrating cervical traumatic spinal cord injury due to lawn mowing: an unusual case report
Authors: Joel Haakon Borgstedt-Bakke
Peter Duel
Mikkel Mylius Rasmussen
Publication date: 01-10-2018
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 10/2018
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-018-3657-y

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