Penetrating Injury of the Upper Cervical Spine by a Chopstick —Case Report—

Satoshi YAMAGUCHI; Kuniki EGUCHI; Masaaki TAKEDA; Toshikazu HIDAKA; Prabin SHRESTHA; Kaoru KURISU

doi:10.2176/nmc.47.328

Case Reports

Penetrating Injury of the Upper Cervical Spine by a Chopstick

—Case Report—

Satoshi YAMAGUCHI, Kuniki EGUCHI, Masaaki TAKEDA, Toshikazu HIDAKA, Prabin SHRESTHA, Kaoru KURISU

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Keywords: spine, penetrating injury, chopstick

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2007 Volume 47 Issue 7 Pages 328-330

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.47.328

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Abstract

A 35-year-old man presented with penetrating spinal injury after attempting suicide by stabbing a wooden chopstick into his mouth. The object penetrated the pharynx, and the tip entered the spinal canal of the atlantoaxial vertebrae. Emergent surgery disclosed that the tip of the chopstick had penetrated between the dural sac and the vertebral artery. There was no dural tear or vertebral artery injury. The foreign body was removed successfully from the oral side. He recovered without neurological sequelae.

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