Arthroscopic extraction of a drainage tube: solution for a troublesome problem.
We present a case of a foreign body retained in the knee joint after a hemovac tube was broken during removal at bedside. The foreign body was successfully extracted arthroscopically. Arthroscopy provides an excellent alternative in the management of this troubling complication, minimizing hospitalization and delay in recovery.
Kao
Feng-Chen
FC
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Hsu
Kuo-Yao
KY
Shih
Hsin-Nung
HN
Cheng
Chun-Ying
CY
Tsai
Yao-Haung
YH
Hsu
Robert W W
RW
D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography