title: An unusual metallic foreign body in the lateral tibiofemoral compartment.
abstract: A child presented with pain and swelling of the knee caused by a fall on the snow. Medical imaging showed an unusual metallic foreign body in the lateral tibiofemoral compartment. Arthroscopy revealed the nature of the foreign body; a metallic piece of stone had penetrated skin and cartilage and was fastened in the cartilage of the lateral femoral condyle where it caused damage to the cartilage and the anterior horn of the lateral meniscus. A partial meniscectomy was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Virga Jesse Ziekenhuis, Hasselt, Belgium.
authors.forename: Marleen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palmers
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dierickx
authors.forename: Patrik
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peene
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bijnens
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy; D002648:Child; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery; D008670:Metals / Q000009:adverse effects; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D008670:Metals