Unusual case of needle embodiment in talar neck

Article type: Research Article

Authors: van Tuil, Cornelia^{; *} | Saxena, Amulya K. | Willital, Günter H.

Affiliations: Pediatric Surgical University Clinic, Münster, Germany

Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Cornelia van Tuil MD, Klinik für Kinder- und Neugeborenenchirugie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Albert-Schweitzer Straße 33, Münster D-48149, Germany. Tel.: +49 251 8347724; Fax: +49 251 8347716; E-mail: vantuil@postmark.net.

Abstract: An unusual case of a needle head injury, with deep embodiment of the needle head in the neck of the left talus bone is presented. The needle head was removed at our centre after two previous unsuccessful surgical attempts at other hospitals. The mechanism of trauma and the surgical procedure has been described.

Keywords: foreign body, penetrating injury, talus neck, hydroxyapatite

DOI: 10.3233/THC-2004-12603

Journal: Technology and Health Care, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 439-441, 2004