title: Arthroscopic extraction of a drainage tube: solution for a troublesome problem.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Feng-Chen
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: Kuo-Yao
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Hsin-Nung
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: Chun-Ying
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Yao-Haung
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Robert W W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: 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