Kirschner Wire Pin Tract Infection Rates: A Randomized Controlled Trial Between Percutaneous and Buried Wires

Abstract

This prospective, randomized trial compares the infection rates of Kirschner wires left percutaneously and those buried deep to the skin in a group of patients with isolated distal radial fractures. Percutaneous wires had a significantly greater infection rate than wires which were buried deep to the skin.