Fixation using metal Kirschner wires (K-wires) offers no advantage over traditional moulded plaster casts in improving wrist function and pain in patients with distal radius fractures. These findings ...
In a multicenter, randomized trial in the United Kingdom, fixing wrist fracture with Kirschner wires (K-wires) did not improve patient outcomes at 1 year when compared with well-molded casting without ...
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Medscape: K-Wires Offer No Advantage Over Plaster Casts in Improving Wrist Fracture Outcomes
K-Wires Offer No Advantage Over Plaster Casts in Improving Wrist Fracture Outcomes
Healio: K-wire fixation did not improve wrist function in distal radius fractures vs molded cast
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed patients with dorsally displaced distal radius fractures who underwent surgical ...
K-wire fixation did not improve wrist function in distal radius fractures vs molded cast