The wire mesh: various uses in hand surgery.
A mesh made of steel or aluminum can be used with a hand table to stabilize the fingers and wrist in an optimal position, as a guide to put Kirschner wires, and to splint the hand postoperatively. It is inexpensive, easily available, autoclavable, light, sturdy, and yet moldable.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Lokamanya Tilak Muncipal Medical College and General Hospital, Mumbai, India. drkesari@yahoo.com
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