The Thermal Effects of Kirschner Wire Fixation on Small Bones

The Journal of Hand Surgery: British & European Volume - Tập 24 - Trang 355-357 - 1999
A. KHANNA1, S.J. PLESSAS1, P. BARRETT1, L.C. BAINBRIDGE1
1Derbyshire Royal Infirmary and the University of Derby, Derby, UK

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The aim of this study was to assess bone heating caused by the passage of fine (<2 mm) K-wires of different types. Stainless steel K-wires of trocar and diamond point configurations (0.8–2.0 mm) were drilled into the metatarsal bones from a freshly amputated lower limb at a constant force. Temperature measurements were made by miniature thermocouples inserted into the bones, at 3 second intervals over a period of 3 minutes while each K-wire was drilled three times. The temperature reached varied with the tip configurations and the diameter of the K-wires. Regardless of point configuration, thinner wires generated more heat than thicker ones.

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The Journal of Hand Surgery: British & European Volume

Tập 24

355-357

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