Case Reports
Intraosseous Stab Wound to the Arm
Am J Orthop. 2008 March;37(3):E52-E54
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Joseph A. Abboud, MD, Brent Wiesel, MD, Daniel Tomlinson, MD, and Matthew Ramsey, MD
Dr. Abboud is Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Wiesel is Orthopaedic Surgery Fellow, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Tomlinson is Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Middletown, New York.
Dr. Ramsey is Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Abstract not available. Introduction provided instead.
Although stab wounds are common in metropolitan settings, involvement or injury to the bone is seldom reported.1-4 We report on a patient who presented with a knife retained in the humerus after a stab wound to the arm. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of a patient who presented for treatment after receiving an intraosseous stab wound to the upper extremity with the foreign body still lodged in the bone. Our patient was informed that data concerning this case would be submitted for publication.