Kirschner-wire fixation of small bones
Waldron, V.D.; Tsholl, B.; Blake, B.; Levine, J.; Skie, M.; Ebraheim, N.
American Journal of Orthopedics 36(4): 221
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 1078-4519 PMID: 17515191 Document Number: 611294
A simple technique for Kirschner-wire placement in small bones is to place the wire over the to-be-pinned bones, push the wire out through the skin, and run the wire back across the bones.
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