Wandering rod: form lumbar spine into left pleural cavity with nerve irritated symptoms.

Spinal instrumented rod migrating from the surgical site to another remote site in the body is rare. Some cases result in organ or blood vessel injury. Most reported cases were asymptomatic until the finally injuries were generated.

Shikonin attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in mice.

Background: Shikonin, a natural naphthoquinone pigment extracted from the root of Lithospermum erythrorhizon, has shown a variety of pharmacologic properties including anti-inflammatory effect. In the present study, we analyzed the role of shikonin in acute lung injury induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in mice.

Materials And Methods: Sixty male BALB/C mice were randomly allocated into six groups (n = 10, each): control group, shikonin group (50 mg/kg), LPS group, and three different doses (12.