Kirschner Wire Migration after the Treatment of Acromioclavicular Luxation for the Contralateral Shoulder - Case Report

Abstract The use of metal wires, called Kirschner wires, is a simple and effective fixation method for the correction of shoulder fractures and of dislocations in orthopedic surgery.Wire migration during the postoperative follow-up is a possible complication of the procedure. The authors present the...

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Main Authors: Fabiano Rogerio Palauro, Guilherme Augusto Stirma, Armando Romani Secundino, Gabriel Bonato Riffel, Filipe Baracho, Leonardo Dau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162019000200202&lng=en&tlng=en