Foreign bodies within finger tendon sheaths demonstrated by ultrasound: two cases.
Two patients presented with finger swelling following trauma. In both cases ultrasound examination demonstrated a foreign body within a tendon sheath, associated with excess fluid in the sheath. These are believed to be the first reported cases of foreign body within a tendon sheath demonstrated by ultrasound.
Howden
M D
MD
Department of Radiology, Trafford General Hospital, Manchester.
D000293:Adolescent; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005385:Fingers / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013710:Tendons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications