title: Watch out for the K-wire: painful experiences in two cases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: 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*