Boy Carried Bike Lever in Back for 3 Years
A 13-year-old boy in Italy unknowingly carried a 5.5-centimeter bicycle brake lever in his back for three years after a fall, only seeking medical help when leg pain developed. Surgeons successfully removed the object in a three-hour operation, and the boy recovered fully.
Consensus
- The boy fell while riding a bicycle.
- The boy did not seek medical attention after the fall.
- The boy experienced leg pain years later and sought medical help.
- Doctors discovered a foreign object in the boy's lower back during an examination.
- The object was a bicycle brake lever, 5 to 5.5 centimeters long.
- The lever was lodged near the lumbar nerve roots.
- A three-hour surgery was performed to remove the lever.
- The lever was successfully extracted without damaging the nerve.
- The boy was discharged a few days after surgery and fully recovered.
- A fibrous tissue capsule formed around the metal object over time.
Points of divergence
- The boy was 13 years old. — riamo
- The operation was complex and involved gradual release of the nerve from the foreign body to preserve function. — riamo
- The object penetrated through the left side of the boy's body. — riamo
- The object was located near the lumbar vertebrae nerve root. — riamo
- The lever was found in the intervertebral foramen. — tg_rian_ru
- The lever was 5 centimeters long. — tg_rian_ru
Coverage (2 sources)
- Boy in Italy walked for 3 years with a piece of a bicycle in his back — РИАМО
- Teenager walked for three years with a bicycle brake lever in his back in Italy. — РИА Новости (Telegram)