Surgical Sponge Retained in Femoral Canal for 22 Years: A Case Report

Background: Retained surgical items (RSIs) are not very common in the orthopedic surgery. Here, we are reporting a case of a sponge pad left in the femoral canal for 22 years. We could not find any other reported case of retained surgical sponge in the femoral canal and that is what makes this case...

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Main Authors: Mohamadsajad Mirhoseini, Salman Azarsina, Mohsen Tavakoli, Omid Kohandel Gargari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma
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Online Access:https://jost.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jost/article/view/272