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D G Hargreaves1, S J Drew, R Eckersley
1Department of Orthopaedics St Mary's Hospital, London, UK. DGHarg@aol.com
Abstract:
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.
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