Journals / İstanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Tıp Dergisi / 2016 / Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 1

Penetrating Stab Wounds of the Cervical Cord: A Case Report

Kesici-Delici Alet ile Oluşan Servikal Omurilik Hasarı: Olgu Sunumu

Pages
45–47
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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Steroid treatment isn't recommended for penetrating spine injuries, on the contrary, as a point to remember, it can increase risk of infection.

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Objective & Hypothesis:One or two percent of spinal cord injuries are caused by firearms and sharp devices.
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Key Findings & Data:Improvement of neurological manifestations in 50% of the patients with incomplete spinal cord injuries is anticipated.
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Conclusion & Impact:Steroid treatment isn't recommended for penetrating spine injuries, on the contrary, as a point to remember, it can increase risk of infection.
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Abstract

One or two percent of spinal cord injuries are caused by firearms and sharp devices. Injuries of the spine with sharp devices usually caused by knife, scissors etc tools or broken metal fragments. Injuries generally happen at lower cervical and back side of upper thoracal regions. Usually incomplete spinal cord injuries are seen, rarely complete injuries can be observed. Symptoms and sings vary dependent on the injury site, most commonly local pain, motor deficits, loss of sense, sphincter disorders and infection can be seen. Improvement of neurological manifestations in 50% of the patients with incomplete spinal cord injuries is anticipated. The aim of the treatment of neurologically intact patients shlould be to extract the foreign body penetrating the spine with least harm under radiological guidance During removal of the foreign body attention must be paid not to mobilize the foreign body either forward or sideward during manipulations. Steroid treatment isn't recommended for penetrating spine injuries, on the contrary, as a point to remember, it can increase risk of infection.

Özet

Spinal yaralanmaların %1-2'si ateşli silah ve kesici-delici aletlere bağlıdır. Omuriliğin kesici-delici yaralanmaları genellikle bıçak, makas gibi aletler ya da kopan metal parçalarla oluşmaktadır. Yaralanmalar genelde alt servikal ve üst torakal bölgenin arka kısımdan olmaktadır. Çoğu zaman tam olmayan omurilik yaralanmaları şeklinde görülürken nadir olarak tam yaralanma da görülebilir. Belirti ve bulgular yaralanma bölgesine göre değişmekle birlikte, en çok lokal ağrı, motor kuvvet kaybı, duyu kaybı, sfinkter bozukluğu ve enfeksiyon görülebilir. İnkomplet omurilik yaralanması olan hastaların %50'sinin nörolojik tablosunda iyileşme beklenir. Nörolojik olarak intakt olan hastaların tedavisindeki amaç, omurgaya penetre olan yabancı cismi, radyolojik tetkikler ışığında hastaya en az zarar verecek şekilde çıkarmak olmalıdır. Yabancı cisim çıkartılırken ileriye ve yanlara doğru hareketlendirmemeye özen gösterilmelidir. Penetran omurilik yaralanmalarında steroid tedavisi önerilmediği gibi enfeksiyon riskini arttıracağı da unutulmamalıdır.

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EMEL, E., ERDOĞAN, U., KINA, H., KAYHAN, A., GÜNALDI, Ö. (2022). Penetrating Stab Wounds of the Cervical Cord: A Case Report. İstanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 1, 45–47. https://ajindex.com/articles/551132

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