Is Kirschner Wire (K-wire) Infection Risk Higher when Operated by Junior Surgeons?–Infection Rates of K-wire Fixation in a UK Plastic Surgery Hand Trauma Unit

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2021; 54(02): 235-236
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1723906

Letter to the Editor

¹Plastic Surgery Department, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom

²Plastic Surgery Department, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom

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Zabihullah Abdul

¹Plastic Surgery Department, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom

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Kameel Khan

¹Plastic Surgery Department, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom

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Zakir Shariff

¹Plastic Surgery Department, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom

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