title: Intrathoracic migration of Steinmann pins.
abstract: The migration of surgical wires and pins placed for repair of orthopedic injury is well recognized. Such migration usually follows a retrograde path and the wires protrude near their entry point into the native bone. Occasionally, the migration occurs in an antegrade manner and produces injury. We describe a case where three Steinmann pins placed for fixation of a humeral neck fracture migrated, one slipping backwards towards the humeral entry point and two pins migrating into the thorax.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Taejon, Korea. michelan@cnu.ac.kr
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012784:Shoulder Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013909:Thorax; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed