ACUTE MEDIAN NERVE INJURY DUE TO MIGRATION OF A KIRSCHNER WIRE

Authors
JOU IM LAI KA
Citation
Im. Jou et Ka. Lai, ACUTE MEDIAN NERVE INJURY DUE TO MIGRATION OF A KIRSCHNER WIRE, Journal of hand surgery. British volume, 23B(1), 1998, pp. 112-113
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics,Surgery
Journal title
Journal of hand surgery. British volume → ACNP
ISSN journal
02667681
Volume
23B
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
112 - 113
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-7681(1998)23B:1<112:AMNIDT>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Migration of orthopaedic implants such as K-wires is not unusual, but migration due to an improperly constructed brace has not been reported . This report describes such a mechanism in a case complicated by acut e median nerve injury.