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Patient Data
Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Fishing hook foreign body
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Single metallic fish hook embedded in the radial soft tissues of the thumb and the level of the interphalangeal joint. The tip is projected proximally and the barb distally.
Case Discussion
The hook was easily removed from the thumb in the emergency department.