"Uneasy lies the hand in which rests the crown" an unusual foreign body following a punch injury.
A case of cellulitis of the hand resulting from embedding of a dental crown following a punch injury is described. This report emphasises the need for X-ray imaging in all cases of penetrating hand trauma, particularly when the history is vague, and also the difficulty in using metronidazole in alcoholic patients.
Mehdi
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Edinburgh Orthopaedic Trauma Unit, The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK.
Dunlop
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Oliver
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D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology*; D003442:Crowns; D003646:Debridement; D005385:Fingers / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography