@article{ref1,
title="Cobbler's awl causing a rare pediatric paraspinal injury managed using 3D CT",
journal="Curēus",
year="2020",
author="James, Jojo and Machavarapu, Mahesh",
volume="12",
number="7",
pages="e8942-e8942",
abstract="Pediatric spinal injuries are very uncommon, accounting for a small percentage of all spinal injuries. Domestic accidents such as falling and bumping are frequent events during childhood. In this case report, we present a rare penetrating trauma by a cobbler's awl at the paraspinal level. The patient was referred to the ED after a needle became impaled into his back due to an accident that occurred at home. The patient's neurologic assessment was normal. A radiologic study of the patient showed a cobbler's awl penetrating the paravertebral muscle at the fourth lumbar vertebra level. The needle was removed promptly after an emergency surgical procedure. Postprocedure no complications occurred.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2168-8184",
doi="10.7759/cureus.8942",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8942"
}