• The Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Ultrasound Society
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.118-122
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• 2012

Taking history and ultrasonography is important to detect foreign body which might be located in the soft tissue. We encountered a case of soft tissue foreign body (transobturator tape) in a patient who had been treated with the impression of adductor myositis resulting from vagina fistula. The foreign body was found through ultrasonographic examination and the patient's symptom was relieved after removal of the foreign body from the ultrasonography-guided operation. Clinicians should keep in mind the fact that foreign bodies may exist when the inflammation persists without appreciable cause and ultrasonography can be useful tool in case of small fibrous band not detected with magnetic resonance imaging due to inflammatory change of the surrounding tissues.