Del PZMJ, Torres MD, De TFS, Ahtty VE, Moyano AJ

Language: Spanish
References: 14
Page: 50-57
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ABSTRACT

The presence of a foreign body in the cervicothoracic spine can cause severe complications, including neurological, vascular lesions and infections. The treatment of choice is usually surgical removal of it and repair of injuries if necessary. We present three cases of young patients; two of them suffered Kirschner nail migration after surgery of acromioclavicular dislocation and clavicle fracture respectively, the first patient without neurological deficit and the second with tetraparesis. The third case was a foreign body lodged in the cervical spine as a result of a penetrating wound by metallic material with signs of initial neurological deficit. In all three cases, surgical extraction was performed.

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