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I cut my leg open in work today from a broken sharp tile it's only small but what would happen if i had some tile chipping stuck in the cut?
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If so, that chip: ...must be removed. Like a splinter, it's a non-sterile foreign body. You could get an infection if it's not removed. Fortunately, unless it's really tiny, it should show up on an x-ray.
Answered 6/2/2016
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