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A broken hypodermic needle. A case report
Author(s) -
Summers L.,
Hutchinson D.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1974.tb02811.x
Subject(s) - hypodermic needle , capsule , dissection (medical) , anatomy , medicine , surgery , biology , paleontology , psychiatry , syringe
A bstract — A hypodermic needle embedded in the tissues for more than 20 years and associated with persistent pain was removed by dissection. It was found to have a fibrous capsule, was corroded and fractured readily during removal. Histological examination of the capsule showed no inflammatory reaction.