Orthopaedic guide wire injury to ileum in a case of fracture neck of femur.

Iatrogenic perforation of the bowel is a rarity and no case has been reported in the literature so far, of iatrogenic ileal perforation due to orthopaedic guide wire insertion while doing open reduction and internal fixation of fracture neck of femur. As the number of these fixation procedures is increasing by the day it is imperative that surgeons remain aware of this potential complication and take pre-emptive measures to prevent it.