title: Intra-articular foreign body after arthroscopy.
abstract: We report a case of a small metal fragment that dissociated from an arthroscopic instrument and remained inside the knee joint for 14 months, causing recurrent swelling and pain. For safety reasons, arthroscopic instruments should be checked carefully at the end of surgical procedures because the loss of the fragment was not obvious and the device was still functioning. To our knowledge, this is the first case of an undetected foreign body iatrogenically introduced into a joint by arthroscopy.
authors: Klinik fuer Orthopaedie, Universitaetsklinikum Essen, Essen, Germany. martin.oldenburg@uni-essen.de
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Oldenburg
authors: Reinhold Traugott
authors: RT
authors: Mueller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020679:Arthroscopes; D001182:Arthroscopy; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000070600:Tibial Meniscus Injuries