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Wound Foreign Body

This patient stepped on a sewing needle.  The needle was removed by orthopedics with fluoroscopic guidance.

This patient was moving a mirror barefoot and cut her toe.  A pebble was removed from the wound.

This patient has 2 pieces of glass in her elbow after an MVC.  The wound has been marked with a BB to help the clinician guide removal.

This patient sustained a finger wound falling into gravel and has retained debris after irrigation.  She was irrigated more and debrided.  Subsequent films were negative for any retained material.

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