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Kirschner-Wire Fixation of Small Bones
Am J Orthop. 2007 April;36(4):221
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Vincent D. Waldron, MD, FACS, Brian Tsholl, MD, Brian Blake, MD, Jason Levine, MD, Martin Skie, MD, and Nabil Ebraheim, MD
Dr. Waldron is Trauma Fellow, Drs. Tsholl, Blake, and Levine are Orthopedic Residents, Dr. Skie is Assistant Professor, and Dr. Ebraheim is Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio.
A simple technique for Kirschner wire placement in small bones is to place the wire over the to-be-pinned bones, push the wire out through the skin, and run the wire back across the bones.