• Southern medical journal · Mar 1990

    Case Reports

    Delayed diagnosis of a foreign body in the spinal canal.

    • E Criado, D Oller, and J Fulghum.
    • Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27514.
    • South. Med. J. 1990 Mar 1;83(3):332-3.

    AbstractThe absence of neurologic deficit does not preclude the diagnosis of stab wound injury of the spinal cord. Adequate radiologic examination is fundamental in detecting retained foreign bodies. Surgical extraction of foreign bodies is indicated to avoid infection and myelopathy.

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