Introduction: Kirschner wires (Kwires) are often used to treat injury to the shoulder girdle. Often found in such as literature are cases of migration of Kwires to the thoracic organs lungs, esophagus, aorta. This is a potentially a very serious complication that could lead to death. Case Report: A 31yearold male patient who was surgically treated for acromioclavicular joint separation on the right side. Six years later, the patient was admitted to the orthopedic department due to severe pain around the right acromioclavicular joint and septic inflammation in the surrounding area. The plain Xray showed that Weber's cerclage was broken and one of the Kirschner wires had migrated towards the central axis of the body, perpendicular to the spine at the level of (the 7th) cervical vertebra (C7). The angio computed tomography test, using multihelical amplified contrast, showed that the displaced 6.5 cm long Kwire segment had migrated to the spinal cord canal at the C7 vertebra. The wire passed through the two transverse foramen of C7 and adhered to the posterior surface of the trunk vertebra. The study did not show any pathological symptoms of the nervous system resulting from Kwire migration. The patient did not consent to the removal of the displaced K wire, due to alcoholism. Conclusion: Patients
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