Broken Kirschner Wires Can Migrate: A Case Report and Review of Literature

INTRODUCTION: Kirschner wires are in use in orthopedic and trauma surgery since the past 80 years. These wires can break due to metal fatigue and migrate which can cause lethal complications. CASE REPORT: A 27-year-old female sickle cell patient with avascular necrosis of the head of femur, drilling...

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Autores principales: Sadat-Ali, Mir, Shehri, Abdullah M., AlHassan, Mohammed A., AlTabash, Khalid, Mohamed, Fatema Abdul Mohsen, Aboutaleb, Mohamed Mokhles, AlGhanim, Ali A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Orthopaedic Research Group 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8046445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34169009
http://dx.doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2020.v10.i09.1884
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Kirschner wires are in use in orthopedic and trauma surgery since the past 80 years. These wires can break due to metal fatigue and migrate which can cause lethal complications. CASE REPORT: A 27-year-old female sickle cell patient with avascular necrosis of the head of femur, drilling, and injection of the osteoblasts in the head of femur was being performed. A 2 cm of 2.0 mm proximal tip of the guide wire broke. Discussion started whether to leave the wire and the young decided to leave the broken wire, but the wisdom directed us to remove it. CONCLUSION: Migration of wires does occur, we believe not only broken wires should be removed but also even the unbroken wire to be removed once the purpose of use is achieved.

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