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. 2016 Feb;13(1):144-5.
doi: 10.1111/iwj.12209. Epub 2013 Dec 26.

Complications of the Kirschner wire cover

Michele Maruccia  1 , Marco Marcasciano  2 , Antonio Rossi  2 , Emanuele Cigna  2
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Complications of the Kirschner wire cover

Michele Maruccia et al. Int Wound J. 2016 Feb.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) A black stopper formed by the plunger of a syringe in home position to cover the Kirschner wire (K‐wire). (B) Pressure lesion created by device after removing the K‐wire. (C) Details of the round injury formed below the stopper, the beginning of a pressure ulcer.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Stage II pressure sore on the tenth postoperative day. The pressure of the stopper has created an extensive vascular damage.
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