Abstract
Background: Impaled foreign body in traumatic wounds is often a common finding in the Accident and Emergency room of hospitals especially when the mechanism of injury is penetrating. These Foreign bodies can be missed if they are embedded and radiolucent. A high index of suspicion, thorough examination, and appropriate investigations is required for appropriate diagnosis and treatment. Setting: University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital Port Harcourt. Case Report: This is a case of a 28-year old soldier who presented with symptoms from missed embedded multiple glass foreign body following injury from a road traffic crash four months earlier. He had further clinical assessment and successful wound exploration to remove the missed foreign body. Conclusion: Missed foreign body in traumatic wounds is possible especially if embedded. A high index of suspicion, thorough clinical assessment and appropriate investigations, are required to identify such objects to enable appropriate and complete treatment.
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