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Buried Versus Exposed Kirschner Wires Following Fixation of Hand Fractures: l Clinician and Patient Surveys
BACKGROUND: Fractures of the metacarpals and phalanges are common. Placement of Kirschner wires (K-wires) is the most common form of surgical fixation. After placement, a key decision is whether to bury the end of a K-wire or leave it protruding from the skin (exposed). A recent systematic review fo...
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
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Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5977964/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29876183 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001747 |