Synovitis due to migration of a screw into the knee joint. A case report.

Moreno, Mireia; Dekel, S.; Goodwin, David A.; Salama, Rasha I.

doi:10.2106/00004623-198264040-00022

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“…Metallic foreign bodies are usually easily diagnosed and localised with plain radiography 3 5. However, glass and wood are much more difficult to identify using this imaging modality 6 7.…”

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confidence: 99%

Be aware of wood in the knee

O’Connell¹,

Fageir

Addison

2011

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“…Metallic foreign bodies are usually easily diagnosed and localised with plain radiography 3 5. However, glass and wood are much more difficult to identify using this imaging modality 6 7.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Be aware of wood in the knee

O’Connell¹,

Fageir

Addison

2011

Case Reports

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“…Rare intracorporeal migration of foreign bodies, including staples and various other internal fi xation devices have also been reported. [2][3][4]11,[15][16][17]23 Complications including injury to neurovascular structures, 3,4,15 internal joint derangement, 4,5,16,21 synovitis, 21 and even arterial embolization with resultant death 20 have been reported. With these severe consequences, often the diagnosis is obvious.…”

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Arthroscopic Removal of a Broken Bone Staple Occurring 24 Years After Insertion That Presented as Lateral Joint Line Pain and Joint Locking

Alford¹,

Caravelli²,

Cole³

2010

J Knee Surg

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Bone staples are commonly used as a method of fixation in orthopedics, often at or near the joint line of the knee. Specific uses in sports medicine include ligament reconstruction fixation. Like all orthopedic hardware, these staples may break or loosen years after a successful ligament reconstruction and cause local, intra-articular' or remote symptoms. This article presents an unusual case in which a bone staple used to reconstruct a torn medial collateral ligament (MCL) remained quiescent for 24 years before migrating intra-articularly and presenting clinically as a displaced lateral meniscus bucket handle tear. CASE REPORT A 42-year old man presented with a medical history of an isolated complete MCL tear of his right knee while playing collegiate level football in 1979. The ligament was reconstructed with an open augmentation with autologous hamstrings and fixed on the tibia and femur with bone staples. The patient returned to competitive football and had maintained an asymptomatic athletic life for 24 years until 2 weeks prior to presentation. He reported no traumatic or excessive exertional event, but a gradual onset of generalized knee pain and effusions for 4 days, followed by one week of painless true locking of the knee joint with continued effusions. Finally, he experienced localized lateral joint

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