False images of foreign bodies of plant matter in the limbs of children. Apropos of 3 case reports
Tanguy, A.; Penavayre, J.L.; Raux, P.; Fabre, J.L.; Vanneuville, G.
Chirurgie Pediatrique 27(6): 348-350
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0180-5738 PMID: 3581305 Document Number: 269701
Vegetal foreign bodies in the limbs cannot be demonstrated by X-ray examination and may lead to erroneous diagnosis. The answer should be given by surgical exploration, however, and this is particularly true for mobile foreign bodies in the joint, a high degree of suspicion is necessary at surgery. Three observations are presented in this paper which emphasize practical recommendations to perform without delay the simple efficient surgical procedure consisting in removal of the foreign body.