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KMID : 1103720170760060434
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
2017 Volume.76 No. 6 p.434 ~ p.437
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An Unrecognized Foreign Body Retained in the Calcaneus: A Case Report
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Lee Ro-Woon
Choi Soo-Jung
Hwang Jae-Kwang
Ahn Jae-Hong
Kang Chae-Hoon
Shin Dong-Rock
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Abstract
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We describe a case of an unrecognized foreign body retained in the calcaneus. The patient denied any history of trauma. The skin overlying the calcaneus was intact with no local signs of inflammation. The retained foreign body was not observed on the radiograph of the calcaneus. Magnetic Resonance Imaging showed a tubular low signal intensity lesion in the calcaneal body, surrounded by strongly enhanced soft tissue and bone marrow edema caused by a foreign body reaction. A foreign body retained in the calcaneus was suspected on the basis of these findings. Surgical exploration and curettage was performed, and a rod shaped wooden fragment was found.
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KEYWORD
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Foreign Bodies, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Calcaneus
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