Kirschner-wire fixation of small bones.
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.
Waldron
Vincent D
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, USA. vincent.waldron@med.va.gov
Tsholl
Brian
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Blake
Brian
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Levine
Jason
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Skie
Martin
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Ebraheim
Nabil
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