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European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology

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01-05-2009 | Case Report

Wooden foreign body pseudotumour

Authors: V. R. M. Reddy, C. H. Gerrand, I. G. Hide

Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology | Issue 4/2009

Abstract

Wooden foreign bodies are frequently missed on plain radiographs because they are radiolucent. Missed foreign bodies may present later as soft tissue tumours. The clinical and radiological features of one such case are described.

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Title: Wooden foreign body pseudotumour
Authors: V. R. M. Reddy
C. H. Gerrand
I. G. Hide
Publication date: 01-05-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology / Issue 4/2009
Print ISSN: 1633-8065
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1068
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-009-0427-9

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