• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jun 2017

    Case Reports

    Total wrist arthrodesis for septic wrist arthritis and loss of the bony carpus following percutaneous pinning of the fifth carpometacarpal joint: a case report.

    • C Deml, S A Euler, G Schmidle, S Erhart, M Gabl, and R Arora.
    • Department of Trauma Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria. Christian.Deml@tirol-kliniken.at.
    • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2017 Jun 1; 137 (6): 813-816.

    AbstractWe report on a patient who developed septic wrist arthritis with destruction of the entire carpus due to osteomyelitis following percutaneous pinning of a fifth metacarpal base fracture. Arthrodesis was performed using a 6 cm vascularized iliac bone graft. This case report may sharpen the surgeon's awareness of risks in orthopedic surgeries, even though the procedure seems to be rather simple and the patient is young and seems to be healthy.

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