Kirschner wire skeletal fixation in the hand and wrist: Risk of infection and predictors of progression to major complications

Authors

• Mitchell S Mologne, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Julia M Perugini, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Nicholas A Calotta, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Lindley B Wall, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
• Charles A Goldfarb, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Journal

Journal of Hand Surgery

Publication Date

8-1-2026

Volume

51

Issue

8

First Page

856

Last Page

863

Document Type

Open Access Publication

DOI

10.1016/j.jhsa.2026.01.005

Rights and Permissions

Mologne MS, Perugini JM, Calotta NA, Wall LB, Goldfarb CA. Kirschner Wire Skeletal Fixation in the Hand and Wrist: Risk of Infection and Predictors of Progression to Major Complications. J Hand Surg Am. 2026 Aug;51(8):856-863. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2026.01.005. Copyright 2026 by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).)

Recommended Citation

Mologne, Mitchell S; Perugini, Julia M; Calotta, Nicholas A; Wall, Lindley B; and Goldfarb, Charles A, "Kirschner wire skeletal fixation in the hand and wrist: Risk of infection and predictors of progression to major complications." Journal of Hand Surgery. 51, 8. 856 - 863. (2026).
https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/oa_4/7464

Department

ICTS (Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences)

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