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Part of situation: Bicycle part removal from child's spine (2 clusters)

Bambino Gesù Hospital removes bicycle brake lever from teenager's back

Bambino Gesù pediatric surgery foreign body removal lumbar spine medical anomaly

Specialists at the Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital in Palidoro successfully performed a complex surgical procedure to remove a 5.5-centimeter metal bicycle brake lever from a 13-year-old boy's back.

The object had been lodged near his spine for three years, having entered through a small wound in his left flank following a bicycle fall when he was 10 years old. For years, the teenager lived a normal life and continued to participate in sports without significant symptoms. However, at age 13, he began experiencing pain in his right leg and discomfort in both lower limbs.

While initial neurological exams showed no abnormalities, a spinal X-ray revealed the elongated, curved metallic object in the lumbar region. A CT scan showed the lever had migrated to the area between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae, positioned dangerously close to a nerve root. The body had partially encapsulated the object in a fibrous tissue sheath, which likely mitigated immediate complications. The three-hour surgery, led by the orthopedic team, successfully removed the fragment and stabilized the patient.

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Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital · Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital · Leonardo Oggiano · Palidoro · Pier Francesco Costici

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Leva del freno della bici nella schiena di un bambino per tre anni [goldtv.it]
Freno della bici nella schiena per tre anni: come è stato scoperto e quando fare esami ai bimbi [www.torrinomedica.it]
Leva del freno nella schiena per tre anni, al Bambino Gesù di Palidoro un delicato intervento per rimuoverla - Fregeneonline. com Cronaca [www.fregeneonline.com]
Un morceau de vélo de 5,5 cm logé près de sa colonne : trois ans sans rien sentir, puis la douleur [www.letribunaldunet.fr]
La leva del cambio nella schiena per tre anni: al Bambino Gesù un delicato intervento per rimuoverla [www.agenpress.it]
Operazione chirurgica dall’esito sorprendente su un 13enne ricoverato al Bambino Gesù di Palidoro [canaledieci.it]
La leva del freno persa a 10 anni era nella sua schiena: la scopre una radiografia tre anni dopo [www.blogsicilia.it]
Tredicenne aveva leva del freno conficcata nella schiena da tre anni: operato [www.statoquotidiano.it]
Vive 3 anni con la leva del freno della bici nella schiena, poi la scoperta [www.lastampa.it]
Freno della bici nella schiena per 3 anni, eccezionale intervento al Bambino Gesù [www.lapresse.it]
Italie : un adolescent de 13 ans vivait avec un levier de frein de 5,5 cm dans le dos depuis trois ans [www.closermag.fr]