The use of gauze dressings to cover pin sites is generally recommended (Trigueiro 1983, Behrens 1989, McKenzie 1999), but Ward (1998) recommended that gauze should not be cut, as this can cause the filaments to penetrate the pin tract. Celeste et al(1984) recommended the use of iodine soaked gauze, however, as previously discussed the use of iodine has been discouraged because of its reported corrosive