Kirchner wire migration: A case report of migration from left hip to the right pleural space

Nwachukwu, Amaechi Chinedu and Nwachukwu, Chinyerem Cynthia and Ezeadim, Stella Uzoma (2025) Kirchner wire migration: A case report of migration from left hip to the right pleural space. International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 15 (3). pp. 408-414. ISSN 2582-8185

A 7-year-old female sustained a high-energy trauma following a truck-pedestrian accident, resulting in a displaced intertrochanteric femoral neck fracture (Delbet Type IV). She also suffered a mild traumatic brain injury, from which she recovered fully. Capsular decompression was not performed. Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) were carried out using smooth Kirschner wires. The patient was maintained on strict bed rest postoperatively. Radiographic union was achieved at six weeks, at which point she commenced partial weight-bearing with a walker (Zimmer frame). She was lost to follow up at six months post-injury; there were no clinical or radiological signs of avascular necrosis, and she was ambulating with full weight-bearing without pain.