wire
[wīr]a long, slender, flexible structure of metal, used in surgery and dentistry and sometimes as a conductor of electricity.
arch wire in orthodontic therapy, a wire attached to orthodontic bands and applied around the dental arch to control and force tooth movement.
Kirschner wire a steel wire for skeletal transfixing of fractured bones and for obtaining skeletal traction in fractures. It is inserted through the soft parts and the bone and is held tight in a clamp.
The use of the Kirschner wire to repair hallux valgus and other toe deformities. From Ignatavicius et al., 1995.
lead wire in cardiac pacing, an insulated wire with an electrode in contact with the heart and the other end attached to a pulse generator. It may have a bipolar configuration (bipolar lead) with two electrodes close to each other in the heart, or a unipolar configuration (unipolar lead) with just one electrode in the heart and the pulse generator as the ground.
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Kirsch·ner wire (K-wire),
(kirsh'nĕr),a small diameter metal wire for skeletal traction in long bone fracture or for fracture fixation.
Synonym(s): Kirschner apparatus
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Kirschner wire
K wire Orthopedics An unthreaded segment of extruded wire which is drilled into bone like a drill bit, either temporary or permanent, and alone or with cannulated screws to reduce and stabilize fractures; K wires can be placed between bones, or used as an intramedullary device to bridge fractures of small tubular bones. See Wire.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Kirsch·ner wire
(kĭrsh'nĕr wīr)An apparatus for skeletal traction in long bone fracture or for fracture fixation. Also called K-wire.
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Kirschner wire
A stout wire or fine metal rod passed through bone, tensioned, and secured at either end in a metal stirrup. Kirschner wire is used to apply traction. (Martin Kirschner, 1879–1942, German surgeon).Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Kirschner,
Martin, German surgeon, 1879-1942.Kirschner apparatus - Synonym(s): Kirschner wire
Kirschner bone drill
Kirschner bow
Kirschner II-C shoulder system
Kirschner hip replacement system
Kirschner interlocking intramedullary nail
Kirschner Medical Dimension hip replacement
Kirschner pin fixation
Kirschner skeletal traction
Kirschner suture
Kirschner system
Kirschner total shoulder prosthesis
Kirschner traction
Kirschner wire - an apparatus for skeletal traction in long bone fracture. Synonym(s): Kirschner apparatus
Kirschner wire drill
Kirschner wire fixation
Kirschner wire fixation
Kirschner wire inserter
Kirschner wire pin
Kirschner wire splint
Kirschner wire spreader
Kirschner wire tightener
Kirschner wire traction
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Kirsch·ner wire
(K-wire) (kĭrsh'nĕr wīr)An apparatus for skeletal traction in long bone fracture fixation.
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