Watch out for the K-wire: painful experiences in two cases.
According to reviews in the literature, only a few case reports have mentioned the unusual migration of K-wires during orthopaedic surgery since 1991. This report emphasises the potential migration of the K-wire during plastic surgery in order to avoid the possible catastrophic complications.
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Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001921:Brain; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*