Foreign-body osteitis of the metacarpal bone.

Peters, V; Rubin, L; Gloster, E S; Aprin, H · Clin Orthop Relat Res · 1992

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Foreign-body granulomas in the hand can appear secondary to an unrecognized foreign material. In a six-year-old boy, an extensive sterile osteitis of the second metacarpal bone appeared adjacent to a wood splinter.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy