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Breakage: K-wires may bend or break, especially if the fracture does not heal. [2] Loss of fixation: Smooth K-wires may back out of the bone losing the fixation. This is especially likely if they pass between two mobile bones. Migration of K-wires can occur; instead of backing out the wire can move deeper.
A tension band wire is a form of orthopaedic internal fixation [1] method used to convert distraction forces into compression forces, promoting bone healing. [citation needed] Olecranon fracture; Patella fracture; Malleolar fracture
A Lisfranc injury, also known as Lisfranc fracture, is an injury of the foot in which one or more of the metatarsal bones are displaced from the tarsus. [1] [2]The injury is named after Jacques Lisfranc de St. Martin, a French surgeon and gynecologist who noticed this fracture pattern amongst cavalrymen in 1815, after the War of the Sixth Coalition.
Kirschner wire for fixation of small bones [24] Kuntscher nail for fracture of the shaft of the femur [25] Luque rod: for fixation of the spine [26] Moore's pin for fracture of the neck of the femur; Neer's prosthesis for shoulder replacement [27] Rush nail for diaphyseal fractures of a long bone [28] Smith-Petersen nail for fracture of the ...
Some fractures, however, cannot be held in a satisfactory position by this method, and require some additional form of fixation. This is the usual situation with all displaced fractures of the first metacarpal and of the proximal phalanges of the hand, and of about two thirds of fractures of the distal end of the radius. Percutaneous pinning is ...
SI-BONE, Inc. Receives 510(k) Clearance and FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Pelvic Fracture Fixation System 08/20/2024 08:30 -0400 SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SI-BONE, Inc., (Nasdaq: SIBN), a Silicon Valley-based medical device company dedicated to providing surgical solutions for sacropelvic disorders ...
At one point in 2020, D’Habsburg convinced a victim to wire $224,378.43 to his bank account in the name of BAI intelligence, prosecutors wrote in the plea deal reached with the defendant. He ...
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