Injury to neurovascular structures with insertion of traction pins around the knee

ObjectiveIdentify risk to neurovascular structures around the knee with placement of skeletal traction pins.MethodsKirchner wires were inserted into cadaveric limbs followed by layer dissecting of each leg. Correlations between weight, height, BMI, and distance were determined after calculating the average distance with deviation between each anatomic structure and the Kirschner wire.ConclusionInsertion of traction pins around the knee did not result in injury to neurovascular structures. Both weight and BMI positively correlated with distance between implants and neurovascular structure. Data collected suggests similar trends for all other anatomic structures.