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Preclinical Model of Hind Limb Ischemia in Diabetic Rabbits
Published on: June 2, 2019
Nail embolization to the femoral artery
Bandar Baw1, Majid A Al-Salamah, Abdullah Al-Hodaib
1Department of Emergency Medicine, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. malsalamah@gawab.com
Abstract:
Modern air-nailing tools are known to cause penetrating trauma. We report the unusual case of a pneumatically fired carpenter's nail that penetrated the chest of a 30-year-old man and subsequently embolized from the heart to the left femoral artery without clinical evidence of having entered the heart. The nail was surgically removed, and the patient was discharged from hospital without sequelae after 10 days. This case and the relevant literature are discussed from the perspective of the emergency department investigation and care of such patients.
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