PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - James M Hodgetts
AU  - A Johnston
AU  - J Kendrew
TI  - Long-term follow-up of two patients with retained intraosseous sternal needles
AID  - 10.1136/jramc-2016-000699
DP  - 2017 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
PG  - 221--222
VI  - 163
IP  - 3
4099  - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/163/3/221.short
4100  - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/163/3/221.full
SO  - J R Army Med Corps2017 Jun 01; 163
AB  - Sternal intraosseous devices are widely used in both civilian and military trauma when vascular access is difficult to establish. We discuss a rare complication of intraosseous needle insertion in two patients where the needle tip remained in the sternum after the device had been removed. Neither patient had evidence of any complication of the retained intraosseous needle tip after >6 years of follow-up.