Post-traumatic cervical pneumorrhachis – a rare entity

Abstract

Pneumorrhachis(PR) is a rare phenonmenon and post traumatic PR even more so . Presentation can vary from asymptomatic to significant neurological deficit and so the management has to be individualised. We present a case of post-traumatic cervical PR.

Key words:

• Pneumorrhachis
• intraspinal pneumocoele
• aerorrhachia
• pneumosaccus
• spinal emphysema
• spinal pneumatosis

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.