Acute median nerve injury due to migration of a Kirschner wire.
Migration of orthopaedic implants such as K-wires is not unusual, but migration due to an improperly constructed brace has not been reported. This report describes such a mechanism in a case complicated by acute median nerve injury.
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Department of Orthopaedics, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires; D001915:Braces / Q000009:adverse effects; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000293:injuries; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000293:injuries*