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Bicycle part removal from child's spine
Overview
Surgeons at Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital in Rome successfully removed a 5.5-centimeter metal bicycle brake lever from the spine of a 13-year-old boy. The object had entered the boy's left flank following a bicycle accident three years prior, when he was 10 years old.
Although the teenager lived without significant symptoms for several years and continued to participate in sports, he eventually began experiencing discomfort in his lower limbs and pain in his right leg. Medical imaging, including X-rays and CT scans, revealed the object was lodged between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae and was pressing against a nerve root.
Clinical findings indicated that the body had partially encapsulated the object in a fibrous tissue sheath, a factor that likely mitigated immediate complications. An orthopedic team performed a three-hour surgical procedure to detach the metal from the nerve root and surrounding tissue. The operation was successful, and the patient was able to walk a day later with no neurological complications and is expected to make a full recovery.
Entities
Leonardo Oggiano · Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital · Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital · Rome · Berlin
Claims
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- [● 3 SOURCES] The orthopedic and traumatology team at Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital successfully removed the foreign object.
- [● 3 SOURCES] The metallic object was approximately 5.5 centimeters long.
- [● 3 SOURCES] The object entered through the left flank and reached the lumbar region, coming into contact with a nerve root.
- [● 3 SOURCES] The boy lived a normal life for three years after the initial accident before experiencing leg pain at age 13.
- [● 3 SOURCES] The removal of the object required a highly complex surgical procedure.
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A 13-year-old boy had a 5.5cm bicycle brake lever surgically removed from his lumbar region at Bambino Gesù Hospital after it remained lodged in his back for three years.
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