Management of crown-of-thorns starfish injury

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 2004 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Foot and Ankle Surgery, volume 10, pages 155-157 (issn: 1268-7731,

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Authors: P. Lakshmanan; S. Roy; J.A. Fairclough;

doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2004.03.005

Management of crown-of-thorns starfish injury

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A 30-year-old man stepped on a crown-of-thorns starfish and sustained penetrating injuries to his foot by the spines of the starfish. Radiographs confirmed the presence of radioopaque foreign body spines in his foot. The significance of performing early surgical excision of the spines in the theatre under anaesthesia using radiographic control is stressed in this case report.

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