To bury or not to bury - Kirschner wire fixation in children and adolescents: medicine : research letter

There is still no consensus on whether Kirschner wires (K-wires) should be unburied (epicutaneous) or buried under the skin (subcutaneous) for fixation of fractures in children and adolescents. Despite recommendations for the use of unburied K-wires...

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Main Authors: Schneidmüller, Dorien (Author) , Adrian, Miriam (Author)
Format: Article (Journal) Editorial
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Deutsches Ärzteblatt
Year: 2022, Volume: 119, Issue: 47, Pages: 818-819
ISSN:1866-0452
DOI:10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0259
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0259
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.aerzteblatt.de/int/archive/article?id=228554
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Author Notes:Dorien Schneidmueller, Alexander Eijkenboom, Andreas Brand, Ronny Langenhan, Michael Kertai, Maika Voth, Miriam Adrian, Oliver Loose, Boy Bohn, Ferdinand Wagner, Christian von Rüden
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Summary:There is still no consensus on whether Kirschner wires (K-wires) should be unburied (epicutaneous) or buried under the skin (subcutaneous) for fixation of fractures in children and adolescents. Despite recommendations for the use of unburied K-wires...
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ISSN:1866-0452
DOI:10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0259