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| Sanjay Meena,Hira Lal Nag,Senthil Kumar,Nilesh Barwar,Samarth Mittal,Amit Singla.[J].Chin J Traumatol,2013,16(1):186-188. [doi] |
| Delayed migration of K-wire into popliteal fossa used for tension band wiring of patellar fracture |
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| KeyWord: Patella Fracture fixation, internal Bone
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| Author Name | Affiliation | | Sanjay Meena | Department of Orthopedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India | | Hira Lal Nag | Department of Orthopedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India | | Senthil Kumar | Department of Orthopedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India | | Nilesh Barwar | Department of Orthopedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India | | Samarth Mittal | Department of Orthopedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India | | Amit Singla | Department of Orthopedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India |
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| Breakage of K-wires and stainless steel wires which are used for fracture fixation is not uncommon,
but migration is rare. We report a case of migration of broken K-wire used for patella tension band wiring to the popliteal fossa. The broken hardware was removed surgically. We would like to suggest that K-wire and wire fixation used for treatment of patellar fractures can migrate into the posterior compartment of the knee and cause clinical symptoms. Close clinical and radiological follow-up after internal fixation to identify the presence of hardware breakage or movement and removal of wires once fracture has united can avert such complications. |
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