title: [The cannulated osteo-support rod, a new device for the minimally invasive reduction of fractures].
abstract: We report a newly developed device for fracture reduction and the positioning of K-wires, especially the guide wires of cannulated screws. It is designed as a cannulated ball spike pusher whose tip and inlay consists of a K-wire fixed in the lumina of the device by a screw. Thus, in displaced fractures, the (guide) wire can be inserted into the bone from the point of reduction, simplifying the intra-operative technique especially in minimally invasive procedures. Additionally, severely displaced fracture fragments can be handled quite comfortably percutaneously by using this device with a "joy stick" technique. The first practical experience in cannulated screw and K-wire osteosyntheses using this device are reported here.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Unfallchirurgie und Sporttraumatologie, Wilhelminenspital der Stadt Wien, Wien, Austria. thneubauer@aon.at
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Neubauer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hehli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D001863:Bone Screws; D001864:Bone Wires; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium
vernacular_title: Der kanülierte Knochenhaltestab, ein neues Instrument zur minimal-invasiven Reposition von Frakturen.