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  • Ann Fr Anesth Reanim · Apr 2005

    Case Reports

    [Intraspinal air, a rare complication of blunt chest trauma].

    • M Harandou, M Khatouf, N Kanjaa, F Adnet, and F Lapostolle.
    • Service de réanimation polyvalente, hôpital Al-Ghassani, Fès, Maroc,; Samu 93, EA 3409, hôpital Avicenne, 125, rue de Stalingrad, 93009 Bobigny cedex, France.
    • Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2005 Apr 1;24(4):421-4.

    AbstractPneumorachis, defined as the presence of air within the spinal canal, has rarely been described, and is exceptionally due to thoracic trauma. We report the case of a 37-year-old patient who sustained a motor vehicle accident. The chest CT-scan showed a bilateral-hemothorax, a small right pneumothorax, rib fractures, and a fracture of the fourth thoracic vertebra associated with air in the spinal canal extending from T6 to L2. The fracture of T4 associated with the pleural lesion is probably responsible for the pneumorachis. Possible pathogenic mechanisms of this rare blunt chest complication are discussed.

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