Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3245385 | Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A plethora of complications have been reported after insertion of a Steinmann pin amongst which the commonest ones are infection and pin loosening. We present a literature review on pathological fractures arising out of cortical defects left behind by pin insertion and report a unique case where a Steinmann pin insertion in proximal tibia has given rise to a fracture as late as 3 years after insertion.
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Authors
Shivakumar Govera Virupakshappa, Nipun Jindal,