Delayed migration of K-wire into popliteal fossa used for tension band wiring of patellar fracture

作     者：Sanjay Meena Hira Lal Nag Senthil Kumar Nilesh Barwar Samarth Mittal Amit Singla 

作者机构：Department of Orthopedics All India Institute of Medi-cal Sciences New Delhi 110029 India 

出 版 物：《Chinese Journal of Traumatology》 (中华创伤杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2013年第16卷第3期

页      面：186-188页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100210[医学-外科学(含：普外、骨外、泌尿外、胸心外、神外、整形、烧伤、野战外)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Patella Fracture fixation, internal Bonewires 

摘      要：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 bro- ken 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 ofpatellar fractures can migrate into the posterior compartment of the knee and cause clini-cal symptoms. Close clinical and radiological follow-up af- ter internal fixation to identify the presence of hardware breakage or movement and removal of wires once fracture has united can avert such complications.