ArticleIndian journal of orthopaedics2023
Peri-operative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in K-Wire Fixation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Article in Indian journal of orthopaedics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Is Less More? The Need of Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Burying K-Wires in Pediatric Trauma Surgery-A Retrospective Analysis of 779 Distal Forearm and Distal Humeral Osteosyntheses.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A rare case report: MRSA osteomyelitis after CRPP for pediatric distal both-bone forearm fracture.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Is Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis Necessary for Pediatric and Adolescent ESIN Osteosyntheses?-A Retrospective Analysis of 939 Surgical Procedures.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effect of Prophylactic Antibiotics on K-Wire-Associated Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Cureus · 2026Article
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Abstract
Introduction: There are currently no standardised guidelines on whether antibiotic prophylaxis is required for Kirschner wire (K-wire) fixation to minimise the risk of surgical site infection when used in patients undergoing clean orthopaedic surgery. Purpose: To compare the outcomes of antibiotic prophylaxis versus no antibiotic in K-wire fixation when used in either in trauma or elective orthopaedics. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed as per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) Guidelines and a search of electronic information was conducted to identify all randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomised studies comparing the outcomes of antibiotic prophylaxis group versus those without antibiotic in patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery in which K-wire fixation was used. Incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) was the primary outcome. Random effects modelling was used for the analysis. Results: Four retrospective cohort studies and one RCT were identified with a total of 2316 patients. There was no significant difference between the prophylactic antibiotic and no antibiotic groups in terms of incidence of SSI (odds ratio [OR] = 0.72, Conclusions: There is no significant difference in administering peri-operative antibiotics for patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery using K-wire.
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