Intraoperative X-ray of a humerus fixated by Kirschner wires
Kirschner wires or K-wires or pins are sterilized, sharpened, smooth stainless steel pins. Introduced in 1909 by Martin Kirschner, the wires are now widely used in orthopedics and other types of medical and veterinary surgery. They come in different sizes and are used to hold bone fragments together (pin fixation) or to provide an anchor for skeletal traction. The pins are often driven into the bone through the skin (percutaneous pin fixation) using a power or hand drill. They also form part of the Ilizarov apparatus.
Kirschner wires used for fixation of a Colles' fracture
Kirschnerwires or K-wires or pins are sterilized, sharpened, smooth stainless steel pins. Introduced in 1909 by Martin Kirschner, the wires are now widely...
reduction and Kirschnerwire (K-wire) stabilisation or open reduction and stabilisation - generally using screws to avoid the complication of K-wires and maintain...
in a metatarsophalangeal joint, reduction of the plantar plate and kirschnerwire fixation of the metacarpal bone to the remaining phalanx. Resurfacing...
or plastics. Types of internal fixators include: Plate and screws Kirschnerwires Intramedullary nails Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF) involves...
Martin Kirschner (28 October 1879 – 30 August 1942) was a German surgeon. Kirschner was born in Breslau, the son of Margarethe Kalbeck (sister of Max Kalbeck)...
(stainless steel, titanium) that are transfixed to healthy bone with Kirschnerwires and pins of heavy-gauge stainless steel, and immobilised in place with...
fractures. Rubber bands are used to generate traction between two metal Kirschnerwires that are inserted into the bone on either side of a fracture. The device...
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are proximal to the coronoid. This procedure is performed using Kirschnerwire (K-wires) which converts tensile forces into compressive force. Single intramedullary...
bone fragments are transfixed by Kirschnerwires, which are then also used as an anchor for a loop of flexible wire. As the loop is tightened the bone...
thumb is amputated, the ulnar elements are centralized and fixed with a Kirschnerwire. In most cases, a longitudinal and sagittal osteotomy is needed to centralize...
instrument intended to be implanted between two adjacent dorsal spines Kirschnerwire for fixation of small bones Kuntscher nail for fracture of the shaft...
the surgery heals. This includes Dacron graft/loop Bosworth screw Kirschnerwires Hook plate Anatomic Repair, or any repair using tendon allograft without...
The central hollow promotes marrow regrowth. In this application, a Kirschnerwire may be fed through the hollow to provide fixation and traction at each...
navicular bone. The foot is held in place with a surgical pin or with Kirschnerwire. After the operation, the patient wears an above-knee cast for six weeks...
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acceptable position, and the immediate insertion of metal pins, called Kirschnerwires, through the skin, into one bone fragment and across the fracture line...
trans-syndesmotic screws, figure-of-8 wires, or Kirschnerwires. For smaller medial malleolar fractures, repair with a wire-tension band is sufficient enough...
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drama series Mysterious Ways (2000—2002)[citation needed] and as Olivia Kirschner in the Syfy series 12 Monkeys (2015—2018). Down was born in Langley, British...
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External fixation is a surgical treatment wherein Kirschner pins and wires are inserted and affixed into bone and then exit the body to be attached to...