Ultrasound-Assisted Diagnosis of an Intraosseous Foreign Body in a Disc Golf-Related Injury: A Case Study

Ultrasound-Assisted Diagnosis of an Intraosseous Foreign Body in a Disc Golf-Related Injury: A Case Study

This case describes the imaging findings and clinical details of an adult man who sustained an injury to the third metacarpal and how the use of diagnostic ultrasound was used to assist in the diagnosis of an intraosseous foreign body.  A 31-year-old man presented to an urgent care with redness, swelling, and pain following a history of trauma and laceration to the dorsum of his right hand 24 hours ago. After one week of moderate improvement wit…