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Kirschner named after Martin Kirschner, a German surgeon, a name commonly associated with surgical equipment. Kirschner apparatus a system of stainless steel threaded fixation pins, interconnecting rods, clamps and nuts for external fixation of fractures. Kirschner-Ehmer splint an external splinting device based on transfixation pinning. Kirschner wire a steel wire for skeletal transfixture of fractured bones and for obtaining skeletal traction in fractures. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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