Retained Foreign Body Which Should be Suspected as a Cause of Retractable Chronic Hand Inflammation and Diagnostic Capacity of Ultrasonography

摘要

Background: Foreign bodies in the hand are common but easily and often missed in the initial evaluation of injury. Diagnosing retained foreign bodies is difficult due to radiolucent foreign bodies. Purpose of this study is to emphasize the need of consideration of foreign bodies in patients with chronic synovitis in hand.