Open AccessForeign body in the knee with no history of trauma
Author(s) -
Jesudoss Prabhakaran,
Amutha,
Justin Prashanth
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical journal of dr. d y patil university/medical journal of dr. d.y. patil university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7119
pISSN - 0975-2870
DOI - 10.4103/0975-2870.153181
Subject(s) - foreign body , foreign bodies , knee joint , medicine , knee arthroscopy , arthroscopy , surgery , physical examination , instrumentation (computer programming) , computer science , operating system
Foreign bodies in the knee joint are not uncommon. We report a case of sewing needle that migrated and embedded inside the knee with no history of trauma. Searching for any small foreign body in the knee joint is not easy in either open or arthroscopic procedures. In this case, the surgery was made by open method avoiding arthroscopy due to technical reasons. We emphasize careful history taking, clinical examination and, preferably, an open procedure for migrating tiny foreign bodies to facilitate accurate diagnosis, superior visualization and easier instrumentation to remove embedded foreign bodies in the knee