Wood, an organic foreign body of bone. A case report.
A case of an organic foreign body consisting of wood in bone is presented along with diagnosis and treatment. The unusual delay in noting the nature and extent of the injury was due to the radiolucence of the object and its lodging within the epiphyseal cartilage.
D000293:Adolescent; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging