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. 2003 Apr;10(1):67-8.
doi: 10.1007/s10140-003-0273-8. Epub 2003 Mar 18.

Bamboo splinter: ultrasound localization

Magge V Lakshmi  1 , Gretchen A W Gooding
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Bamboo splinter: ultrasound localization

Magge V Lakshmi et al. Emerg Radiol. 2003 Apr.

Abstract

Ultrasound was used to identify and localize a 2-cm hyperechoic bamboo splinter in the wrist of a patient with persistent symptoms, 1 month after the initial injury, following an initial negative workup by clinical examinations and X-ray.

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