A thorny problem: the diagnosis and treatment of acacia thorn injuries.
Immediate diagnosis and surgical treatment of acacia thorn injury results in complete cure. Delay or late presentation results in morbidity. The features of this disorder are presented in a series of 22 patients. The principles of treatment can be applied to all other types of thorn injury.
Vaishya
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G.R. Medical College Hospital, Gwalior, India.
D000045:Acacia; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors; D014197:Trees; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*