Removal of an intra-abdominal Kirschner wire under digital subtraction angiography: a pediatric case report.

J Pediatr Orthop B

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.

Published: March 2012

Intra-abdominal migration of Kirschner wire is unusual in children. We present a case of intra-abdominal migration of Kirschner wire used for stabilization of the hip joint during pelvic osteotomy, and its successful removal under digital subtraction angiography.

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