title: Severe bone wax foreign-body reaction causing peroneal tendon destruction.
abstract: Bone wax is commonly used in orthopedic procedures for the hemostatic control of cancellous bone bleeding. Herein, ordinary bone wax was used to stop bleeding intraoperatively at the site of a peroneal tubercle resection. Five months postoperatively, a symptomatic retrofibular mass was removed. Gross examination showed severe peroneal tendon destruction associated with the mass. Microscopic examination diagnosed a bone wax granuloma. To our knowledge, this is the first case of significant tendon and nerve damage resulting from a bone wax foreign-body granuloma.
authors: Nicole
authors: N
authors: Allen-Wilson
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Beatty
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Sharpe
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010168:Palmitates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology; D014885:Waxes / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D006490:Hemostatics; D010168:Palmitates; D014885:Waxes; C055480:bone wax