title: Intraoperative Ultrasound Guidance for the Removal of Nonmetallic Foreign Body from the Foot.
abstract: Ultrasound has become an increasingly valuable diagnostic tool throughout all areas of medicine. The role of diagnostic ultrasonography has an evolving role in orthopaedic surgery and particularly in the field of foot and ankle. Whether in the clinic or hospital setting, ultrasound has proven to be pivotal in the identification and localization of foreign bodies. The inherent limitations of plain films in identifying nonmetallic penetrating foreign bodies of the foot can be overcome or enhanced with the assistance of diagnostic ultrasound.
  
  
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  Therapeutic, Level IV: Case report.
authors.affiliation: Section of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (GBH, AB), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.|Department of Diagnostic Radiology (JSS), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.|Section of Musculoskeletal Oncology (SG), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.|Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, University of California-Irvine, Orange, California (ARH).
authors.forename: George B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.affiliation: Section of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (GBH, AB), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.|Department of Diagnostic Radiology (JSS), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.|Section of Musculoskeletal Oncology (SG), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.|Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, University of California-Irvine, Orange, California (ARH).
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bitterman
authors.affiliation: Section of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (GBH, AB), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.|Department of Diagnostic Radiology (JSS), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.|Section of Musculoskeletal Oncology (SG), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.|Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, University of California-Irvine, Orange, California (ARH).
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Section of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (GBH, AB), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.|Department of Diagnostic Radiology (JSS), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.|Section of Musculoskeletal Oncology (SG), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.|Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, University of California-Irvine, Orange, California (ARH).
authors.forename: Joy S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Sclamberg
authors.affiliation: Section of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (GBH, AB), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.|Department of Diagnostic Radiology (JSS), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.|Section of Musculoskeletal Oncology (SG), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.|Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, University of California-Irvine, Orange, California (ARH).
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gitelis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
keywords: foreign body; soft tissue; ultrasound; wood