Open AccessPneumorachis of the cervical spine with associated pneumocephalus and subcutaneous emphysema
Author(s) -
Sumit Arora,
Pankaj Aggarwal,
Gursimrat Singh Cheema,
Jatinder Singla
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.82346
Subject(s) - medicine , cribriform plate , pneumocephalus , cribriform , head and neck , radiological weapon , cervical spine , subcutaneous emphysema , ethmoid bone , surgery , computed tomography , pathology , complication , immunohistochemistry , nasal cavity
Pneumorachis, the presence of free intraspinal air, is an exceptional radiological finding. We present a case that sustained injury following an assault and was diagnosed to have diffuse pneumocephalus, pneumorachis and extensive surgical emphysema of the head and neck region secondary to the fracture of the cribriform plate of ethmoid bone. To the best of our knowledge pneumorachis due to fracture of the cribriform plate of ethmoid bone has not been reported before, in the English language literature.