Glass foreign body - elbow

Case contributed by Maulik S Patel
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Penetrating injury by glass to the posterior aspect of the left elbow.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

There is a radiopaque focus (about 9 mm) in soft tissue involving the posterior aspect of the elbow. There is no fracture or dislocation.

ultrasound

There is an echogenic focus (about 9 mm) in the subcutaneous plane of the elbow on the posterior aspect. There is reverberation artifact due to it. There is no collection locally.

Case Discussion

Plain radiographs and ultrasound show a glass foreign body in the soft tissue of the elbow. It was removed surgically.

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