Haemoperitoneum: a rare consequence of medial migration of K wire

Upper femoral corrective osteotomy with K wire stabilization has been recognized as a common method in the treatment of tuberculosis of hip in the field of orthopedics surgery. But here we report an unusual surgical complication due to penetration by an implant through a bone with osteomyelitis due...

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Published inInternational journal of research in medical sciences Vol. 5; no. 10; p. 4643
Main Authors Bibekananda Mahapatra, Bibekananda, Deolekar, Sandesh, Murali, Sridevi, Chheda, Karna, Khan, Naseem
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.09.2017
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Summary:Upper femoral corrective osteotomy with K wire stabilization has been recognized as a common method in the treatment of tuberculosis of hip in the field of orthopedics surgery. But here we report an unusual surgical complication due to penetration by an implant through a bone with osteomyelitis due to tuberculosis, the case of a 20-year-old male who presented with Hemoperitoneum, a general surgical complication which occurred due to the rupture of a retro-peritoneal hematoma formed by the intra-pelvic medial migration of the K wire. 
ISSN:2320-6071
2320-6012
DOI:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20174613