An Unusual Metallic Foreign Body inside the Knee Medial Femoral Condyle

Foreign bodies in the knee joint are uncommon, particularly those not related to surgical procedures. In this paper, we present a case of an intraosseous metallic foreign body situated in the medial femoral condyle for one year, causing pain, which was removed with complete resolution of the sympto...

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Main Authors: Camilo Partezani Helito, Carlos Eduardo Nunes Faria, Marcelo Batista Bonadio, Jose Ricardo Pecora, Gilberto Luis Camanho, Marco Kawamura Demange
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/849020
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description Foreign bodies in the knee joint are uncommon, particularly those not related to surgical procedures. In this paper, we present a case of an intraosseous metallic foreign body situated in the medial femoral condyle for one year, causing pain, which was removed with complete resolution of the symptoms.
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spelling doaj-art-ab4f289e98804f85a6768e28fda1eff12025-08-20T03:39:40ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572014-01-01201410.1155/2014/849020849020An Unusual Metallic Foreign Body inside the Knee Medial Femoral CondyleCamilo Partezani Helito0Carlos Eduardo Nunes Faria1Marcelo Batista Bonadio2Jose Ricardo Pecora3Gilberto Luis Camanho4Marco Kawamura Demange5Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology-Hospital and Clinics, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), Rua Dr. Ovídio Pires de Campos, 333, Cerqueira Cesar, 05403-010 São Paulo, SP, BrazilDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology-Hospital and Clinics, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), Rua Dr. Ovídio Pires de Campos, 333, Cerqueira Cesar, 05403-010 São Paulo, SP, BrazilDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology-Hospital and Clinics, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), Rua Dr. Ovídio Pires de Campos, 333, Cerqueira Cesar, 05403-010 São Paulo, SP, BrazilDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology-Hospital and Clinics, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), Rua Dr. Ovídio Pires de Campos, 333, Cerqueira Cesar, 05403-010 São Paulo, SP, BrazilDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology-Hospital and Clinics, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), Rua Dr. Ovídio Pires de Campos, 333, Cerqueira Cesar, 05403-010 São Paulo, SP, BrazilDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology-Hospital and Clinics, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (IOT-HCFMUSP), Rua Dr. Ovídio Pires de Campos, 333, Cerqueira Cesar, 05403-010 São Paulo, SP, BrazilForeign bodies in the knee joint are uncommon, particularly those not related to surgical procedures. In this paper, we present a case of an intraosseous metallic foreign body situated in the medial femoral condyle for one year, causing pain, which was removed with complete resolution of the symptoms.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/849020
spellingShingle Camilo Partezani Helito
Carlos Eduardo Nunes Faria
Marcelo Batista Bonadio
Jose Ricardo Pecora
Gilberto Luis Camanho
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An Unusual Metallic Foreign Body inside the Knee Medial Femoral Condyle
Case Reports in Orthopedics
title An Unusual Metallic Foreign Body inside the Knee Medial Femoral Condyle
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title_fullStr An Unusual Metallic Foreign Body inside the Knee Medial Femoral Condyle
title_full_unstemmed An Unusual Metallic Foreign Body inside the Knee Medial Femoral Condyle
title_short An Unusual Metallic Foreign Body inside the Knee Medial Femoral Condyle
title_sort unusual metallic foreign body inside the knee medial femoral condyle
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