scholarly journals Kirschner wire migration into intramedullary canal of ulna during open reduction and internal fixation

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (5) ◽  
pp. rjt026-rjt026
Author(s):  
V. Eranki ◽  
W. Blakeney ◽  
S. Smith
2013 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Andersen ◽  
Katherine Neiderer ◽  
Billy Martin ◽  
James Dancho

Body fractures of the tarsal navicular are relatively uncommon. To date, there is little literature discussing a navicular body fracture with dorsal subluxation of the first and second cuneiforms over the navicular. This case study presents a 30-year-old patient with this injury. He underwent open reduction internal fixation of the navicular body fracture successfully but failed adequate reduction of the navicular cuneiform joint after ligamentous reconstruction. After revisional surgery, he also failed 6 weeks of percutanous pinning with Kirschner-wire fixation. When comparing the literature of a similar injury, the Lisfranc fracture disclocation, the same principles may apply. One should consider rigid open reduction internal fixation or even primary fusion to treat disclocation of the naviculocuneiform joint following a navicular body fracture. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 103(3): 246–249, 2013)


2012 ◽  
Vol 129 (1) ◽  
pp. 192e-194e ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam D. Perry ◽  
Derrick C. Wan ◽  
Hubert Shih ◽  
Neil Tanna ◽  
James P. Bradley

Foot & Ankle ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 225-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark S. Myerson ◽  
Robert T. Fisher ◽  
Andrew R. Burgess ◽  
John E. Kenzora

Seventy-two patients with 76 fracture-dislocations of the Lisfranc tarsometatarsal joint complex were evaluated. Fifty-eight (81%) were polytrauma patients and the remainder suffered isolated injuries. Sixty of the original 72 patients were available for long-term study. Eight of these had an amputation at or shortly after the original admission, leaving 52 patients with 55 Lisfranc injuries for analysis. The average length of follow-up was 4.2 years (range, 20 months to 11 years). According to the Painful Foot Center scoring system, 27 feet (49%) achieved an excellent or good result and 28 (51%), a fair or poor result. Direct crush injuries did poorly with only one of eight scoring good or excellent. Of the various treatment modalities, open reduction and internal fixation with Kirschner wires yielded the best results. The major determinant of unacceptable results was identified as the quality of the initial reduction. Tarsal instability and late degenerative joint disease caused most of the symptoms. Twenty-three of the 52 patients (44%) have had or should have further mid-foot surgery to improve function and comfort. Because our results were often poor, our present protocol includes closed or open reduction and Kirschner wire internal fixation. Displacement greater than 2 mm or a talometatarsal angle greater than 15° on radiographs following a closed reduction mandates open reduction.


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-70
Author(s):  
Zaigham Habib ◽  
Shuja Uddin ◽  
Riaz Qadeer Niazi ◽  
Muneeb Ur Rehman ◽  
Abdul Qadir ◽  
...  

Objective: It is to compare the radiological and functional outcome of two different fixation methods for displaced intra articular distal radius fracture (DRF): open reduction and internal fixation with anatomical plate and closed reduction with percutaneous K-wires. Methodology: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in Orthopaedics department, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore for one year; from April 2017 to March, 2018. Total 90 patients were selected in the study by ‘non-probability, consecutive sampling technique’ with 45 patients in each group of the study; Group-A (fixation method: Open reduction with internal fixation with volar plate) and Group-B (Fixation method: Kirschner-wire known as K-wire). Results: The mean age in the group A and group B was 53.7 ± 11.8 years and 55.2 ± 12.3 years respectively. There were 58 male and 32 females in the study. The differences in volar tilt, radial inclination, radial length and modified Mayo score were significantly better in group A than group B (p-value < 0.05). The differences were not significantly different for articular step off in the two study groups (p-value > 0.05). Conclusion: Open reduction with internal fixation using volar locking plates yielded significantly better radiological and functional outcomes than percutaneous fixation using K-wire in the 6 months’ postoperative period.


Hand ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 308-310
Author(s):  
L. C. Vermeer ◽  
R. Kooijman

A rare case of a scaphoid–trapezium dislocation is presented. The treatment was open reduction, ligament repair, and internal fixation with a Kirschner wire. After 4 weeks of immobilization, the Kirschner wire was removed, and full recovery was obtained 12 weeks after the trauma.


2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. ALADIN ◽  
T. R. C. DAVIS

Nineteen patients with a dorsal fracture–dislocation of the proximal interphalangeal joint of a finger were treated with either closed reduction and transarticular Kirschner wire fixation (eight cases) or open reduction and internal fixation, using either one or two lag screws (six cases) or a cerclage wire (five cases). At a mean follow-up of 7 (range 6–9) years, most patients reported satisfactory finger function, even though some of the injuries healed with proximal interphalangeal joint incongruency (seven cases) or subluxation (four cases). Those treated by open reduction complained of more “loss of feeling” in the affected finger and those specifically treated by cerclage wire fixation reported more cold intolerance and had a significantly larger fixed flexion deformity (median, 30°: range 18–38°) and a smaller arc of motion (median, 48°: range 45–60°) at the proximal interphalangeal joint, despite having the best radiological outcomes. Closed reduction and transarticular Kirschner wire fixation produced satisfactory results, with none of the eight patients experiencing significant persistent symptoms despite a reduced arc of proximal interphalangeal joint flexion (median=75°; range 60–108°). The results of this relatively simple treatment appear at least as satisfactory as those obtained by the two techniques of open reduction and internal fixation, both of which were technically demanding.


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