title: Foreign body detected by patients using metal detectors.
abstract: A positive response from a metal detector when run over an area of the body is a strong positive indicator of the presence of a metallic object. If there is a possibility of a buried metallic foreign body this positive finding should not be ignored.
authors.affiliation: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Giddins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005545:Forefoot, Human / Q000293:injuries; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals
chemical_list: D008670:Metals