A procedure for soft tissue foreign body removal under real-time ultrasound guidance
- Todd McArthur(corresponding author),
- Becky A. Abell,
- Marc E. Levsky
- Darnall Army Community Hospital
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well
Abstract
A 16-year-old, dependant, female patient presented to the emergency department complaining of a sewing needle stuck in her right great toe. The needle was removed with real-time ultrasound guidance, with no complications. The use of ultrasonography for localization of foreign bodies is discussed.
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Contribution to journal
Article
Peer-reviewOriginal language
English (US)Pages from-to (Number of pages)
Pages 858-859 (2 pages)Journal (Volume, Issue Number)
Military medicine (Volume 172, Issue 8)Publication milestones
- Published - 08/2007
Publication status
Published - 08/2007
ISSN
0026-4075Publication IDs
- Scopus: 34547948433
- PubMed: 17803078
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SciVal
citations
7
Fractional count
1
Fractional count
0.33
Fractional count
2
Fractional count
0.67
Fractional count
1
Fractional count
1
SciVal
FWCI
0.36
SciVal
Author count
3
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Paper percentile
55
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13
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7