Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2010 Nov;26(11):852-3.
doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181fb0e8f.

Traumatic pneumorrhachis in a child: case report

Ural Kaya  1 , Huriye Akay, Engin Deniz Arslan, Meral Günaydn, Fatih Büyükcam, Mesut Tez
Affiliations
Case Reports

Traumatic pneumorrhachis in a child: case report

Ural Kaya et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010 Nov.

Abstract

Traumatic pneumorrhachis (air within the spinal canal) is a very rare entity and rarer in the pediatric population. We report a 7-year-old polytrauma patient with subarachnoid pneumorrhachis and discuss the causes, mechanism, and implications of this condition.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources