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Entrance wound on the radial aspect of the right long finger middle phalanx.
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A healthy 57 year-old-male painter presented to urgent-care with a pinpoint entrance wound (Figure 1) on the radial aspect of the right long finger middle phalanx from a pressurised latex paint sprayer.
Radiograph demonstrating foreign material in the volar aspect of the right long finger,
extending far beyond the injection site, lateral (left) and AP (right) views.
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Radiographs were obtained (Figure 2).
(left) Operative exploration with exposure of the neurovascular bundles and flexor
sheath of the finger. The fresh white paint is clearly visible; (right) After extensive
washout and initial debridement.
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Operative exploration involved exposure of the neurovascular bundles and flexor sheath of the finger (Figure 3) and debridement.