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cannulated screw |
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cannulated screw Orthopedics A screw with a hollow shaft, a low pullout strength compared to conventional screws, which can be placed with reasonable precision and minimal trauma using Kirscher ("K") wires Complication CSs may perforate the
joint if placed in a bone with their tips close to the subchondral bone. See Screw. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The femoral neck fracture was reduced under image intensification and held with 2 cannulated screws through the posterior part of the lateral cortex. 2 mm diameter K-wire, one or two cannulated screws (Synthes, Inc. Within 24 hours of injury, the patients underwent closed reduction and fixation using 3 short, threaded, cannulated screws, with or without capsular decompression. |
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