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The use of ultrasonography for the detection of retained wooden foreign bodies in the foot.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8590883     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The efficacy of ultrasonography for the detection of wooden foreign bodies in the foot was analyzed retrospectively. Twenty patients underwent real-time, high-resolution ultrasound studies (7.5 or 10 MHz, linear array transducers) to rule out the presence of a wooden foreign body in their feet. Ten out of the 20 patients had positive ultrasound findings for a wooden foreign body. With the aid of the ultrasound study and preoperative markings, the subsequent mean surgical time was 20.8 minutes, with a 100% retrieval rate of the foreign body. Ultrasound was found to be 100% sensitive in the detection of wooden foreign bodies in the soft tissues of the foot. Ultrasonography should be considered an important diagnostic modality in the foot and ankle surgeon's armamentarium for the detection of retained wooden foreign bodies.
Authors:
M S Rockett; S C Gentile; C J Gudas; M E Brage; K H Zygmunt
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons     Volume:  34     ISSN:  1067-2516     ISO Abbreviation:  J Foot Ankle Surg     Publication Date:    1995 Sep-Oct
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-04-04     Completed Date:  1996-04-04     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9308427     Medline TA:  J Foot Ankle Surg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  478-84; discussion 510-1     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics, Illinois, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Foot* / surgery,  ultrasonography
Foreign Bodies / surgery,  ultrasonography*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Wood

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