Disease relevance of Bone Wires

• At surgery, the medullary cavities of the tibiae were contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus (10(2) colony forming units /CFU) and titanium Kirschner wires were implanted into the medullary canals [1].

High impact information on Bone Wires

• Onset of infection could be prevented in 90% of animals treated with gentamicin coated Kirschner wires, and in 80% of the animals that were treated with a combination of local and systemic application [1].
• The other group was treated with the Kapandji method, as modified by Fritz et al., in which two Kirschner wires are inserted into the fracture gap and a third is placed through the styloid process [2].
• One wrist from each pair was fixed with an external fixator and three Kirschner wires, and the contralateral wrist was fixed with calcium phosphate cement (Norian SRS) and three Kirschner wires (augmented calcium phosphate cement) [3].
• We studied the outcome and complications seen with use of poly-p-dioxanone pins and those seen with use of stainless-steel Kirschner wires after chevron bunionectomy in 114 patients (144 feet) [4].
• Magerl's technique of combining C1-C2 posterior screw fixation with a supplemental bone-wire fusion has been advocated for the management of atlanto-axial instability [5].

Anatomical context of Bone Wires

• Arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint in rheumatoid arthritis. Biodegradable rods and Kirschner-wires in 39 cases [6].

Associations of Bone Wires with chemical compounds

• Simultaneously titanium Kirschner wires, uncoated (group II), coated with PDLLA (group III), or coated with PDLLA + 10% gentamicin (group IV), were implanted [7].
• Eleven fractures were fixed with Kirschner wires and 13 with polyglycolic acid pins [8].
• An associated coronal fracture of the hamate may be fixed with small Kirschner wires or with a small lag screw, which can be placed through the same incision [9].
• The fixation consisted of percutaneous and transversely applied Kirschner wires that were fixed externally with methylmethacrylate rods [10].
• The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of daily topical application of 10% polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine solution against infections of the holes for Kirschner wires and Schanz pins among patients using Ilizarov external fixators, in comparison with cleaning these holes only with 0.9% sterile physiological saline solution [11].

Gene context of Bone Wires

• BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to compare the biomechanical efficacy of an injectable calcium-phosphate bone cement (Skeletal Repair System [SRS]) with that of Kirschner wires for the fixation of intraarticular fractures of the distal part of the radius [12].
• We installed 1.4-mm Kirschner wires transarticular in C 1/2, using a specially designed guide, and drilled 2.5-mm pedicle holes in C3 and C4 with the assistance of the CAS system [13].
• In all the cases, treatment consisted of open reduction and internal fixation of the ulnar fracture using different methods of osteosynthesis (3.5 mm DCP, 3.5 mm reconstruction plates, 6.5 mm cancellous screw, tension band technique with Kirschner wires, and one-third tubular plates) [14].
• CONCLUSION: Lag screw osteosynthesis may be more advantageous for restoration of ramus height than miniplates or Kirschner wires [15].
• A Ludloff osteotomy was performed on 24 matched pairs of cadaveric specimens to compare the strength of fixation of three different types of Kirschner wires (smooth, threaded, and SOC threaded) [16].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Bone Wires

• With a midline straight incision on the pulp, bone grafting was followed by cross-pinning with Kirschner wires [17].
• All of the 26 C1/2 Kirschner wires were placed properly after imaging and dissection evaluations [13].

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