title: An Unusual Case of Kirschner Wire Migration in the Foot.
abstract: We describe a rare case, never before published, of migration of a Kirschner wire used for fusion of the proximal interphalangeal in a lesser toe in a 67-year-old female into the calcaneum. This patient presented to the orthopedic clinic 6 months after elective surgery complaining of pain in her right foot. Radiographs of the foot revealed that the Kirschner wire had migrated toward the calcaneum. Computed tomography of the right foot demonstrated the Kirschner wire within the calcaneum.
authors.affiliation: Foundation Year 2 Physician, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital, Southport, United Kingdom. Electronic address: roderick.kong@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Roderick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.affiliation: Specialty Training Year 3 Physician, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital, Southport, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohamed
authors.affiliation: Consultant Foot and Ankle Surgeon/Orthopaedics, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital, Southport, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Toh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D001864:Bone Wires / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D037801:Hammer Toe Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: K-wire; calcaneum; computed tomography; os calcis; surgery