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Bicycle part removal from child's spine

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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,~~ 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. A 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 ~~was performed~~ 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.

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