Multiple projectile injuries secondary to motorized lawn edger use.
A case of projectile injuries secondary to lawn edger use is presented. A 32-year-old man was seen in the emergency department with the complaint of bilateral shoulder pain and initially without a history of trauma. When small scars were noted at the sites of pain, a history was elicited of possible injury six months previously while using a gasoline-powered lawn edger. Radiographic evaluation revealed bilateral wire missiles embedded in soft tissue. These were later removed uneventfully.
D000061:Accidents, Home; D000328:Adult; D004867:Equipment Design; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D055585:Physical Phenomena; D010825:Physics; D011859:Radiography