Case Report Metatarsal Concrete Cement Osteomyelitis – A Rare Incidental Finding
Metatarsal Concrete Cement Osteomyelitis – A Rare Incidental Finding
Keywords:
Bare foot, concrete particle, foreign body, metatarsal osteomyelitisAbstract
Bare foot walking in developing countries is a common tradition. We report a rare case of delayed infection in a building
construction worker due to concrete material which may have lodged as a foreign body in the third metatarsal of the foot.
Foreign body osteomyelitis was treated with curettage and at 1-year follow-up, no recurrence is noted. To our best knowledge,
such a report has not been reported in English literature.
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