[A case of stab wound of cervical spinal cord in a child]. 2007

Hong Li, and Chun De Li
Department of Orthopedic, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.

The stab wound of cervical spinal cord is rare in clinic. A four-year boy was encountered a directly posterior stab wound in neck by a knife in an accident. He was sent to hospital with hypovolemia shock. After treatment for hypovolemia shock MRI in cervical spine was performed which showed cervical spinal cord was partly cut from dorsal in C4.At the same time the leakage of cerebrospinal fluid was found near the cervical spine C4.He was treated with operation of decompression with local debridement and ligation hemostasis. After operation he received neuro nutrition drugs and Prednisolone because of neurologic deficit. A 14-month follow-up was made. His neurologic deficit was improved but deformity of cervical kyphosis appeared.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002574 Cervical Vertebrae The first seven VERTEBRAE of the SPINAL COLUMN, which correspond to the VERTEBRAE of the NECK. Cervical Spine,Cervical Spines,Spine, Cervical,Vertebrae, Cervical
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013119 Spinal Cord Injuries Penetrating and non-penetrating injuries to the spinal cord resulting from traumatic external forces (e.g., WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WHIPLASH INJURIES; etc.). Myelopathy, Traumatic,Injuries, Spinal Cord,Post-Traumatic Myelopathy,Spinal Cord Contusion,Spinal Cord Laceration,Spinal Cord Transection,Spinal Cord Trauma,Contusion, Spinal Cord,Contusions, Spinal Cord,Cord Contusion, Spinal,Cord Contusions, Spinal,Cord Injuries, Spinal,Cord Injury, Spinal,Cord Laceration, Spinal,Cord Lacerations, Spinal,Cord Transection, Spinal,Cord Transections, Spinal,Cord Trauma, Spinal,Cord Traumas, Spinal,Injury, Spinal Cord,Laceration, Spinal Cord,Lacerations, Spinal Cord,Myelopathies, Post-Traumatic,Myelopathies, Traumatic,Myelopathy, Post-Traumatic,Post Traumatic Myelopathy,Post-Traumatic Myelopathies,Spinal Cord Contusions,Spinal Cord Injury,Spinal Cord Lacerations,Spinal Cord Transections,Spinal Cord Traumas,Transection, Spinal Cord,Transections, Spinal Cord,Trauma, Spinal Cord,Traumas, Spinal Cord,Traumatic Myelopathies,Traumatic Myelopathy
D014951 Wounds, Stab Penetrating wounds caused by a pointed object. Stab Wound,Stab Wounds,Wound, Stab

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