title: Technique for securing guide wires in cannulated screw systems.
abstract: Cannulated screw guide wires may be inadvertently removed while using the cannulated drill or tap. We describe a simple technique for securing the guide wire during drilling and tapping.
authors.affiliation: Fresno State University, California, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D001863:Bone Screws; D001864:Bone Wires; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative