Foreign body - needle in leg

Diagnosis certain

Citation, DOI, disclosures and case data

Citation:

Salam H, Foreign body - needle in leg. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 09 Jun 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8925

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8925

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/cases/8925?iframe=true

rID:

8925

Disclosures:

At the time the case was submitted for publication Hani Makky Al Salam had no recorded disclosures.

Case published:

10 Mar 2010

Revisions:

Systems:

Musculoskeletal, Paediatrics

Tags:

foreign_body

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Frontal

Linear metallic foreign body projects in the soft tissues anterior to the proximal tibia.

Foreign body (needle) in the left leg. The soft tissues anterior to the knee is a typical location for foreign bodies in children.