Demir, İ.Kıymaz, N.Güdü, B.O.Kozan, A.Gökalp, A.2025-05-102025-05-1020151301-08832-s2.0-85012988615https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/172Pediatric spinal injuries are very rare conditions and account for 1%-10% of all spinal injuries Domestic accidents, such as falling and bumping, are frequent events during childhood.In this study, a 1-year-old boy who was under treatment due to a penetrating trauma at the posterior thoracolumbar intersection is presented. The patient was referred to our clinic 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 the presence of a metallic foreign object, extending into the paravertebral muscle on the left side of the T12-L1 intersection. The needle was removed promptly after an emergent surgical procedure. No any complications were present during the follow-up visit after 1 month. Emergent surgical intervention is necessary in paraspinal and spinal penetrating traumas. © 2015, Yuzuncu Yil Universitesi Tip Fakultesi, Universitas Indonesia. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessDomestic AccidentParaspinal TraumaSewing NeedleArticle203N/AQ4151153