What specific risk is increased by aggressive home excavation of deeply lodged plant matter?
Answer
Pushing the contaminant deeper into a tendon sheath or joint space.
Attempting to dig out deeply embedded plant fragments at home carries significant risk because the material causing the issue—be it wood, thorn fragments, or microbial spores—is often lodged against sensitive structures. Aggressive attempts at manual excavation can inadvertently force this irritant or contaminant deeper into confined spaces such as a flexor tendon sheath or a joint capsule. This displacement can lead to more severe, chronic structural damage, increase the risk of long-term functional deficits, or introduce a higher load of surface bacteria into previously less contaminated deeper layers, complicating eventual medical management.
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