[Migration of Kirschner's wire after osteosyntheses (author's transl)]

The article reports on four cases of migration of Kirschner's wire after osteosyntheses at the shoulder girdle and forearm. In two patients, the wire travelled into the musculature of the neck or throat, whereas in another case the dislocated wire was in transdiaphragmal position, partly intrathoracically and partly intrahepatically. In each case, removal of the implants resulted in complication-free healing. The article gives general guidelines for treatment in order to avoid wire migration in osteosyntheses using Kirschner's wire.