AN UNUSUAL LAWN-MOWER INJURY

The authors report a case of foot trauma produced by a piece of the la wn mower blade, which was fired projectile-wise from the machine while it was in operation. At hit the calcaneous and remained trapped in th e bone. The wound healed after removal of the foreign body, wound debr idement and systemic and local antibiotic prophylaxis. In the professi onal literature available, no report has been found on a missile injur y produced by a piece of rotating lawn mower knife.