title: Migration of a maxillofacial fixation device.
abstract: A case is reported of a Kirschner wire, used during orthognathic surgery (genioplasty), migrating to the floor of the mouth. After removal was attempted, the protruding portion of the wire was smoothed flush to the lingual mandibular border. Subsequent healing was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Wilford Hall Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Ascher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D019248:Jaw Fixation Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008334:Mandible; D009060:Mouth Floor; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation