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The risks of neurological deterioration during surgical removal made the patient reluctant to consent to surgery despite the impalement of the spinal cord. A repeat MRI on day 3 showed an extension of edema indicating progressive inflammation. On the 7\n                    <jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>\n                    day after injury, fever and paresthesias occurred with a large increase in serum inflammatory indicators, and the patient agreed to undergo surgical removal of the wooden object. We discuss the management nuances related to wood, the longitudinal evolution of MRI findings, infection risk, surgical risk mitigation and technique, an inflammatory marker profile, long-term recovery, and the surprisingly minimal neurological deficits associated with low-velocity midline spinal cord injuries. The patient had an excellent clinical outcome. 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