title: Kirschner-wire fixation of small bones.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, USA. vincent.waldron@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Vincent D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Waldron
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tsholl
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skie
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ebraheim
mesh_terms: D001864:Bone Wires; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography