A simple technique to retrieve broken guide wire transfixing hip joint

While operating on the hip joint, breaking of guide wire became a challenge for treating orthopedic surgeon. Here we report a simple method of removal, which requires limited resources and does not need sophisticated instrumentation. By using this method, we remove broken guide wire in a patient of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Daya Krishna, Subhash Chand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics and Allied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.joas.in/article.asp?issn=2319-2585;year=2015;volume=3;issue=1;spage=31;epage=32;aulast=Krishna