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Case Reports
. 1975 May;6(4):344-5.
doi: 10.1016/0020-1383(75)90189-8.

Osseous lesion simulating a bone tumour due to an unsuspected fragment of wood in the foot

Y Floman, S Katz
Case Reports

Osseous lesion simulating a bone tumour due to an unsuspected fragment of wood in the foot

Y Floman et al. Injury. 1975 May.

Abstract

A case is reported in which an osteolytic lesion in the third metatarsal bone was proved at operation to be the result of an injury by a splinter of wood which had remained embedded in the tissues. A short review of the relevant literature is appended.

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