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Kirschner's wire

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Kirschner's wire
[kursh′nərz]
Etymology: Martin Kirschner, German surgeon, 1879-1942; AS, wir
a threaded or smooth metallic wire 22.86 cm long and available in three diameters. The wire is used in internal fixation of fractures or for skeletal traction.


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Further stabilization and better repositioning of smaller bone fragments have been achieved using Kirschner's wires positioned percutaneously across the wound or Schanz screws through the fracture's crack (Fig.
External Fixation and Infection of Soft Tissues Close to Fracture ... by Borislav Has and Aleksandar Nagy and Roman Pavic and Bruno Splavski and Et al / Military Medicine
A 2-mm Kirschner's wire was placed into the femoral tunnel alongside the graft at 110° knee flexion.
Arthroscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament using ... by D Chaudhary and P Monga and D Joshi and R Easwaran and Et al / Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
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