The use of ultrasonography for the detection of retained wooden foreign bodies in the foot

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...

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Published in:The Journal of foot and ankle surgery 1995-09, Vol.34 (5), p.478-484
Main Authors: Rockett, Matthew S., Gentile, Stephen C., Gudas, Charles J., Brage, Michael E., Zygmunt, Kenneth H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Foot - diagnostic imaging
Foot - surgery
Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging
Foreign Bodies - surgery
Humans
Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Joints
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Ultrasonic investigative techniques
Ultrasonography
Wood
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1067-2516
1542-2224
DOI:10.1016/S1067-2516(09)80024-0