ISSN:
1432-2161
Keywords:
Osteomyelitis
;
Synovitis
;
Arthritis
;
Foreign body granuloma
;
Pseudotumors
;
Thorns
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Following the entry, the organic foreign material (thorns, twigs, wood fragments, etc.) may become embedded in different structures. Depending upon its proximity to the bone(s), it may or may not result in certain osseous changes. There is a paucity of adequate information about different clinical and pathologic conditions related to organic foreign bodies. This was the stimulus of the present communication. We have reported two additional thorn-induced bony lesions along with reviewing 44 other reported cases. Among these, only 11 cases were reported to have positive radiographic findings (eight thorn-induced, two wood fragment-related, and one due to a twig.) Because of their clinical, laboratory, and pathologic similarity to other synovitides, three cases of tenosynovitis and 16 cases of infective and noninfective synovitis are among the group under review. Geographic distribution of thorns so far reported is illustrated and the pathophysiologic possibilities are discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00347364
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