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MIGRATION OF TWO STEINMANN PINS FROM THE HIP TO THORAX AND THE PELVIC ABDOMEN [Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg]
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2002; 8(2): 123-125
MIGRATION OF TWO STEINMANN PINS FROM THE HIP TO THORAX AND THE PELVIC ABDOMEN
Levent Çanakkalelioğlu1, Hedef Özgün2, Abdulkadir Akbaş31Aydın SSK Hospital, Geral Surgery Clinic, Aydın, Turkey
2Adnan Menderes University, Department of Genarl Surgery, Aydın, Turkey, [email protected]
3Aydın SSK Hospital, Orthopedics Clinic, Aydın, Turkey
Pins and wires are frequantly reported for their migration. Close follow-up and prompt recognition may reduce mortality and morbidity. We report a case of intrathoracic and pelvic migration of two Steinmann pins used for managing an infective complication of hip prosthesis following the treatment of femoral neck fracture.
KALÇADAN TORAKSA VE PELVİSE İKİ STEİNMANN ÇİVİSİNİN GÖÇÜ
Levent Çanakkalelioğlu1, Hedef Özgün2, Abdulkadir Akbaş31Aydın SSK Hospital, Geral Surgery Clinic, Aydın, Turkey
2Adnan Menderes University, Department Of Genarl Surgery, Aydın, Turkey, [email protected]
3Aydın SSK Hospital, Orthopedics Clinic, Aydın, Turkey
Levent Çanakkalelioğlu, Hedef Özgün, Abdulkadir Akbaş. MIGRATION OF TWO STEINMANN PINS FROM THE HIP TO THORAX AND THE PELVIC ABDOMEN. Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2002; 8(2): 123-125
Manuscript Language: English