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Foreign body entered knee
Last day at work a hammer shrapnel get inside my thighs I've took an X-ray., shpnel still inside its very small its about 1.2 Mm long .2mm thick it's about 2cm deep inside me do I need a surgery or how can I take it out or is there any problem if it stays in that way
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HELLO,
CONSULT A GENERAL SURGEON AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
IT SHOULD BE REMOVED OTHERWISE PUS PACKET IS FORMED, ANY FOREIGN BODY INSIDE BODY MUST NOT BE ALLOWED.
SO SURGEON UNDER LOCAL ANESTHESIA GIVES A SMALL NICK AND REMOVED IT.PUT STITCH.
THAN TAKE MEDICINE.,ON EIGHTH DAY GO FOR STICH REMOVAL.
O.K BYE.
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