RT Journal
A1 Dürr, H R
A1 Stäbler, A
A1 Müller, P E
A1 Refior, H J
T1 Thorn-Induced Pseudotumor of the Metatarsal A Case Report
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2001
FD April 1
VO 83
IS 4
SP 580
OP 580
DO 
UL http://dx.doi.org/
AB 
Penetrating wounds of the foot are not uncommon. Many are
caused by thorns or by fragments of wood that are retained in the
foot, creating a foreign-body granuloma1.
Symptomatic lesions may develop years after the injury, and the
patient may not remember a specific injury event2.
While chronic foreign-body reactions in soft tissues are quite common,
penetrating injuries to the bone are rare3,4.
Here we report the case of a thorn-induced osteolytic pseudotumor
of the fifth metatarsal and review the findings concerning thirty-one
other thorn or wood-induced bone lesions reported in the literature.