Bone Wires

Steel wires, often threaded through the skin, soft tissues, and bone, used to fix broken bones. Kirschner wires or apparatus also includes the application of traction to the healing bones through the wires.

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Networked: 876 relevant articles (36 outcomes, 91 trials/studies)

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Experts

1.	Li, Jin: 4 articles (08/2021 - 03/2020)
2.	Tang, Xin: 4 articles (08/2021 - 03/2020)
3.	Rui, Yongjun: 4 articles (03/2021 - 01/2011)
4.	Lee, Sang Ki: 4 articles (09/2013 - 06/2008)
5.	Chen, Lei: 3 articles (01/2022 - 01/2019)
6.	Hong, Pan: 3 articles (08/2021 - 06/2020)
7.	Liu, Ruikang: 3 articles (08/2021 - 06/2020)
8.	Rai, Saroj: 3 articles (08/2021 - 06/2020)
9.	Lewis, Daniel D: 3 articles (07/2021 - 07/2002)
10.	Villani, Ciro: 3 articles (01/2020 - 04/2008)

Related Diseases

1.	Wrist Fractures 09/09/2023 - "ue to the lack of consensus on the optimal surgical treatment for distal radius fractures (DRF) in elderly patients over 65 years old, the purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of external fixation (EF) with Kirschner wires and volar locking plate (VLP) in the treatment of DRF through a retrospective cohort study. " 05/01/2010 - "In 1913 Lambotte began treating distal radius fractures surgically using percutaneous fixation with a Kirschner wire; in 1984 Clancey modified the percutaneous technique by using crossed wires with good results; however, various therapeutic approaches are needed to treat the fractures in elderly or osteopenic patients. " 08/01/2009 - "A prospective study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous Kirschner-wire fixation for the management of high-risk distal forearm fractures in children. " 06/01/2013 - "This manuscript describes and evaluates the safety and efficacy of a modified Kapandji technique with insertion of a volar Kirschner wire for osteosynthesis of intra-articular distal radius fractures with a volar fragment. " 08/19/2020 - "We performed cross-sectional data analysis to compare the results of three treatments methods - volar locking plate (VLP), external fixation (EF), Kirschner wire (K-wire) - in patients with distal radius fractures, and compared the clinical, functional, and radiological results Materials and methods Forty-four patients with distal radius fractures who underwent fixation with VLP, K-wire or EF between 2011 and 2013 were included in the study. "
2.	Humeral Fractures 07/01/2014 - "Closed reduction and percutaneous Kirschner wires fixation are the mainstay of treatment in pediatric supracondylar humeral fractures. " 12/16/2022 - "The double-Schanz screw external fixator combined with anti-rotating Kirschner wire is a safe and effective treatment for displaced Salter-Harris type II proximal humerus fractures in skeletally immature patients over the age of 10 years." 12/16/2022 - "The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a double-Schanz screw external fixator combined with anti-rotating Kirschner wire in the treatment of displaced Salter-Harris type II proximal humerus fractures in skeletally immature patients. " 02/01/2013 - "To evaluate the efficacy of Kirschner wires and tension-band fixation through posterolateral minimal incision for the treatment of displaced supracondylar humeral fractures in children. " 06/01/2008 - "To evaluate the efficacy of lateral or parallel pin fixation using 3 smooth Kirschner wires (K-wires) or smooth Steinmann pins for the operative management of displaced supracondylar humeral fracture in a consecutive series of children. "
3.	Infections 02/15/2022 - "In the control group, 1 case (5.9%) had slight pin tract infection and 1 case (5.9%) had Kirschner wire displacement; there was no obvious complication in the study group. " 02/03/2020 - "Meta-analysis of available RCTs and case-controlled studies demonstrated that buried Kirschner wire osteosynthesis had a lower infection rate but tended to lead to more frequent Kirschner wire removal in the operating room as compared to its exposed counterpart. " 01/01/2015 - "Few studies have described the presentation, bacteriology, risk factors, and complications of Kirschner wire infections in pediatrics. " 11/18/2023 - "The incidence rate of infection was higher in the external fixation group than that in the Kirschner wire group (9 vs. 4, P = 0.043). " 09/04/2023 - "Uncontrolled diabetes with HbA1c >7, the presence of external fixation or external Kirschner wires, and tobacco use were significant independent predictors of infection. "
4.	Wounds and Injuries (Trauma) 01/01/2017 - "These injuries were diagnosed early and treated successfully with closed reduction and internal fixation using Kirschner wires. " 12/01/2004 - "The injuries were diagnosed early and treated successfully with closed reduction and transfixation using Kirschner wires. " 10/15/2019 - "Forty patients with intertrochanteric fracture [AO/Orthopaedic Trauma Association (AO/OTA) type 31-A2.2] admitted between May 2015 and January 2017 and requiring closed reduction and proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) were randomly divided into trial group (intraoperative Kirschner wire-fixation-cortical bone technique group, 20 cases) and control group (conventional treatment group, 20 cases). " 01/01/2019 - "Secondary clavicular dislocation, Kirschner wire dislocations and wound complications were similar in both groups and comparable to other, recently published studies. " 09/01/2018 - "This study evaluates the midterm outcomes of Lisfranc injuries in adolescents operatively treated with Kirschner wire or screw fixation. "
5.	Intra-Articular Fractures 02/01/2012 - "The purpose of this study was to describe the results of extra-articular and intra-articular fractures, at the base of the first metacarpal, treated with closed reduction and percutaneous fixation with intermetacarpal Kirschner wires. " 10/01/2021 - "The retrograde Kirschner wire extraction technique: a simple and time-saving tool in intra-articular fracture reduction." 01/01/2012 - "43 patients with dorsal intraarticular fractures of the distal phalanx involving at least one third of the articular surface of the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint were treated between 02/05 and 08/09 using Kirschner wire technique. " 07/01/2011 - "We present a case of a patient presenting with an open displaced intraarticular fracture of the metacarpophalangeal joint that was managed with limited internal fixation with a Kirschner wire along with the S-Quattro. " 06/01/2007 - "The authors present a series of 11 consecutive patients who sustained an intra-articular fracture of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint and 1 patient with a fracture of the interphalangeal joint of the thumb treated with a Kirschner wire external dynamic traction device. "

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