title: Cardiac perforation after Kirschner wire migration.
abstract: A case report is described in which a patient developed cardiac tamponade after migration of a Kirschner wire, used for fixation of a luxated sternoclavicular joint, through the pericardium and into the pulmonary artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, K. U. Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tubbax
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hendzel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sergeant
mesh_terms: D001864:Bone Wires / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery