@article{ref1,
title="Cerebrospinal fluid leakage and pneumocephalus secondary to spine stab wounds",
journal="Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology",
year="2010",
author="Rahamimov, Nimrod and Mulla, Hani and Freiman, Shay",
volume="11",
number="1",
pages="57-59",
abstract="Cerebro-spinal fluid leakage from a spinal stab wound is rare, and usually not a life-threatening injury. Pneumocephalus, a possible rare complication of traumatic cerebro-spinal fluid leakage, can potentially lead to intracranial hemorrhage and death. We describe two cases of spinal stab wounds complicated by cerebro-spinal fluid leakage, one of them developing into severe pneumocephalus. Both patients recovered completely with the following treatment protocol: (a) trendelenburg positioning of the patient, (b) insertion of a continuous-drainage cerebro-spinal fluid catheter into the lumbar thecal sac, (c) primary suture of the leaking skin wound, (d) IV antibiotic therapy.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1590-9921",
doi="10.1007/s10195-009-0070-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-009-0070-6"
}