Presentation
Knee injury with laceration. Fracture?
Patient Data
Age: 6 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Gauze artifact
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Skeletally immature patient. No fracture.
Artifact from gauze applied to external laceration.
Case Discussion
Gauze is manufactured to be evident on plain radiographs. In this case, it is externally applied - not taken off before the radiograph between taken.
It can be much more relevant in other cases, such as a retained laparotomy swab, which has caused an intra-abdominal collection.
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