Kirschner Wire Migration to the Cervical Spine: A Complication of Clavicular Fixation in a Child
We report a case of a broken K-wire migrating to the cervical spine from the right clavicle in a 9-year-old child. The initial diagnosis, fracture of the clavicle with an acromioclavicular joint dislocation, was treated by open reduction and K-wiring. One K-wire broke and migrated to the neck, poste...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
2007-05-01
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| Series: | Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://morthoj.org/2007v1n1/kirschner_wire_migration.pdf |