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Kirschner Wire Pin Tract Infection Rates: A Randomized Controlled Trial Between Percutaneous and Buried Wires

D. G. HARGREAVES
S. J. DREW
R. ECKERSLEY

From the Department of Orthopaedics St Mary‘s Hospital, London, UK

Correspondence: Mr D Hargreaves, Consultant Hand Surgeon. Department of Orthopaedics, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK. Tel : +44-23-8079-5087; Fax: +44-1794-513553; E-mail: DGHarg{at}aol.com

This prospective, randomized trial compares the infection rates of Kirschner wires left percutaneously and those buried deep to the skin in a group of patients with isolated distal radial fractures. Percutaneous wires had a significantly greater infection rate than wires which were buried deep to the skin.

Key Words: Pin tract • infection • complication

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 29, No. 4, 374-376 (2004)
DOI: 10.1016/J.JHSB.2004.03.003
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