Toothpick foreign body in the foot. A case report

Abstract

A case report of a wooden toothpick as a foreign body in the foot was presented. Such lesions are visualized poorly, if at all, on standard radiographs, and localization of the foreign body may not be possible. Computed tomography, with its superior soft tissue imaging capabilities, can detect this otherwise radiolucent wood material and make accurate localization of the foreign body possible.