Presentation
Local swelling and mild pain after a glass particle injury to the dorsum of the left hand about 6 months prior.
Patient Data
There is a linear echogenic focus in the region of swelling causing reverberation artifact. It is a foreign body.
Location
- subcutaneous plane
- superficial to 3rd - 4th finger extensors, at the metacarpals base level
- aligned to the long axis of metacarpals
Size
- length: 7-8 mm
- width: 2-3 mm
There is no tendon tear/tenosynovitis.
Intraoperative photo and photo of a retrieved glass foreign body
Case Discussion
This female presented with a history of glass injury to the dorsum of hand about 6 months prior. Ultrasound shows a foreign body in subcutaneous plane of hand which was removed surgically.
Photos courtesy of operating surgeon Dr Nisarg A Patel