Migration of broken cerclage wire from the shoulder girdle into the heart: A case report

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 543-544

  Wirth, Michael A ^a   Lakoski, Susan G ^a   Rockwood, Charles A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EQUIPMENT; FOREIGN BODY; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SHOULDER DISLOCATION;

ADULT; BONE WIRES; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; SHOULDER DISLOCATION;

EID: 0034326974     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mse.2000.109413     Document Type: Article

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