Is Kirschner Wire (K-wire) Infection Risk Higher when Operated by Junior Surgeons?–Infection Rates of K-wire Fixation in a UK Plastic Surgery Hand Trauma Unit
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A simple K-wire cap.
The authors describe a simple technique to cap sticking K-wires using plastic syringes readily available in the hospitals, that has not been described before.
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normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : distraction osteogenesis is an established option for reconstruction of amputated fingers. in contrast to the primary method of distraction osteogenesis, using kirschner wire (k-wire) as an internal fixator is not common today. this study was conducted to evaluate distraction osteogenesis with and without k-wi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0970-0358,1998-376X
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1723906