Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 32-35 , 2008

Retained toothpick causing pseudotumor of the first metatarsal: A case report and literature review

  • Freih Odeh Abu Hassan, F.R.C.S. (Eng.), F.R.C.S. (Tr. & Orth.)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: P.O. Box 73, Jubaiha 11941, Jordan. Tel.: +962 6 52 40 346; fax: +962 6 52 40 346.

Received 5 March 2007 ,Revised 10 July 2007 ,Accepted 11 July 2007.

  • Image Result

    (A) Anterior–posterior view of plain radiograph of the left foot showing the osteolytic lesion. (B) Oblique view of plain radiograph of the left foot showing the osteolytic lesion.

    (A) Anterior–posterior view of plain radiograph of the left foot showing the osteolytic lesion. (B) Oblique view of plain radiograph of the left foot showing the osteolytic lesion.

  • Image Result

    (A) MRI of the left foot showing the toothpick surrounded by soft-tissue edema. (B) MRI of the foot showing the dorsal osteolyic lesion in the first metatarsal.

    (A) MRI of the left foot showing the toothpick surrounded by soft-tissue edema. (B) MRI of the foot showing the dorsal osteolyic lesion in the first metatarsal.

  • Image Result

    Photograph of the removed toothpick.

    Photograph of the removed toothpick.

  • Image Result

    Plain radiograph after 3 years of surgery showing remodeling of the first metatarsal.

    Plain radiograph after 3 years of surgery showing remodeling of the first metatarsal.

PII: S1268-7731(07)00067-7

doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2007.07.002

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 32-35 , 2008

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