title: An inexpensive wire passer.
abstract: The use of a drain trochar with a length of attached silicone drain is described for passing wires through the face into the mouth in fixation of complex facial fractures.
mesh_terms: D001864:Bone Wires; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery