Abstract
Acupuncture is a frequently used adjuvant treatment for chronic pain conditions. The authors report the case of a patient in whom the delayed migration of embedded acupuncture needles into the lumbar spinal canal caused the formation of a cerebrospinal fluid fistula and spine-related headache. The needles were safely removed surgically and the patient improved clinically.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 567-569 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2007 |
Keywords
- Acupuncture needle
- Cerebrospinal fluid fistula
- Complication
- Migration