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.

Year introduced: 1991(1986)

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Tree Number(s): E07.695.370.468, E07.858.442.660.460.468, E07.858.690.725.460.468

MeSH Unique ID: D001864

Entry Terms:

• Bone Wire
• Wire, Bone
• Wires, Bone
• Kirschner Wires
• Kirschner Wire
• Wire, Kirschner
• Wires, Kirschner

Previous Indexing:

• Fracture Fixation, Internal (1970-1985)

See Also:

• Bone Nails
• Bone Screws

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Equipment and Supplies
Prostheses and Implants
Internal Fixators
Bone Wires

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Equipment and Supplies
Surgical Equipment
Orthopedic Equipment
Orthopedic Fixation Devices
Internal Fixators
Bone Wires

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Equipment and Supplies
Surgical Equipment
Surgical Fixation Devices
Orthopedic Fixation Devices
Internal Fixators
Bone Wires