TY - JOUR
T1 - Migration of a Kirschner wire used in the fixation of a subcapital humeral fracture, causing cardiac tamponade
T2 - Case report and review of literature
AU - Freund, E.
AU - Nachman, R.
AU - Gips, H.
AU - Hiss, J.
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - Metallic pins and wires are frequently used for fixation of fractures and dislocations. Migration is one of the potential complications of such fixation methods. Usually, migration of the pins causes only minor complications, but if the device migrates to a vital cavity, serious damage and even death may ensue.The shoulder girdle is one of the areas in which pins and wires are mostly used, the humeral neck fractures being one of them. We report a case in which a Kirschner wire migrated from a subcapital humeral fracture site into the aorta and pericardium, causing sudden cardiac tamponade and death.
AB - Metallic pins and wires are frequently used for fixation of fractures and dislocations. Migration is one of the potential complications of such fixation methods. Usually, migration of the pins causes only minor complications, but if the device migrates to a vital cavity, serious damage and even death may ensue.The shoulder girdle is one of the areas in which pins and wires are mostly used, the humeral neck fractures being one of them. We report a case in which a Kirschner wire migrated from a subcapital humeral fracture site into the aorta and pericardium, causing sudden cardiac tamponade and death.
KW - Cardiac tamponade
KW - Kirschner wire
KW - Migration
KW - Sudden death
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U2 - 10.1097/PAF.0b013e31806195a1
DO - 10.1097/PAF.0b013e31806195a1
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AN - SCOPUS:34547442492
SN - 0195-7910
VL - 28
SP - 155
EP - 156
JO - American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
JF - American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
IS - 2
ER -