| Cardiac arrhythmia caused by a Kirschner wire inside the heart. An unusual complication of finger osteosynthesis. | |
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PMID: 9222927 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A 45-year-old woman with no previous history of cardiac disease woke up one morning with an irregular heartbeat and fatigue. An electrocardiogram showed atrial fibrillation and plain chest radiographs revealed the presence of a metallic pin at the position of the heart. A 24 mm-long metallic pin was removed by open thoracic surgery from within the right ventricle of the heart. Postoperative examination of the pin showed it to be one of the 0.8 mm Kirschner wires that had been used for finger osteosynthesis in her left hand 31 months previously. |
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Authors:
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T A Haapaniemi; U S Hermansson |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of hand surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland) Volume: 22 ISSN: 0266-7681 ISO Abbreviation: J Hand Surg Br Publication Date: 1997 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-09-18 Completed Date: 1997-09-18 Revised Date: 2009-06-08 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8403839 Medline TA: J Hand Surg Br Country: SCOTLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 402-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Bone Wires* Female Finger Injuries / radiography, surgery* Follow-Up Studies Foreign-Body Migration / complications*, radiography Fracture Fixation, Internal / instrumentation* Heart Injuries / etiology*, radiography Heart Ventricles / injuries* Humans Middle Aged Postoperative Complications / etiology*, radiography Reoperation Tachycardia, Supraventricular / etiology*, radiography |
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