Arthroscopic retrieval of a very rare penetrating foreign body of the knee.
We report the very rare case of an 8-year-old boy who accidentally fell on the ground, causing the lead of a pencil to penetrate his left knee joint cavity. After radiographic diagnosis, the pencil was removed by a physician at a private clinic and the boy was referred to our department for further evaluation. We performed arthroscopic retrieval of the pencil lead through standard arthroscopic portals without an accessory portal. Postoperatively, the patient had a quick recovery without problematic sequelae.
Lee
Byung-Ill
BI
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. bilee@hosp.sch.ac.kr
Choi
Hyung-Suk
HS
Kim
Jun-Bum
JB
Min
Kyung-Dae
KD
D001182:Arthroscopy; D002648:Child; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology