Pin Site Dressings for a Circular Frame

This video demonstrates how to remove pin site dressings, clean a circular frame and then reapply new pin site dressings.
This is how we do it in Manchester, but practice varies slightly from hospital to hospital.
You can find out more about circular (Ilizarov) frames by visiting the website for the Manchester Limb Reconstruction Unit at www.limbrecon.uk
Rex Turita is the Specialist Frame Nurse. Patients who are under our care in Manchester are given Rex's work telephone number. They can call during working hours with any questions, or if they have any problems.