Progressive ossification due to retained surgical sponge after upper leg amputation: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Numerous cases are described of patients in whom foreign objects were found after surgery. Foreign body granuloma caused by retained surgical sponge, also called gossypiboma, mostly occur in the abdominal cavity but very seldom in limbs. CASE PRESENTATION: A 29-year-old Caucasian man p...

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Main Authors: Kouwenberg, Irene C, Frölke, Jan Paul M
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2009
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2827071/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20184688
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-8592
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