title: Broken Kirschner or guide-wire retrieval: a report of 4 cases.
abstract: Migration of a broken wire into the hip joint or pelvis during surgery is rare, but it can cause significant complications. Retrieval can be extremely difficult and hazardous. We report 4 cases of broken Kirschner or guide wire removal around the hip joint. Two wires were inside the hip joint and two had protruded into the pelvis. The problems encountered and techniques used for retrieval are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. senrameshpgi@yahoo.in
authors.forename: Ramesh Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Sujit Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Tripathy
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Tarun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: Naveen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tahasildar
authors.forename: Sarvdeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dhatt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult