Soft Tissue Metal Foreign Body Removal

There are many types of metal foreign bodies in soft tissues, such as injection needles, sewing needles, acupuncture needles, fish hooks, and bullets, shrapnel, and iron fragments left in soft tissue. The metal foreign body on the limbs is not in the important part, or the metal foreign body is small and does not cause any symptoms. Generally, it is not necessary to remove it to avoid further damage.

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