"Bone Wires" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Steel wires, often threaded through the skin, soft tissues, and bone, used to fix broken bones. Kirschner wires or apparatus also includes the application of traction to the healing bones through the wires.
| Descriptor ID |
D001864
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.370.468 E07.858.442.660.460.468 E07.858.690.725.460.468
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| Concept/Terms |
Bone Wires- Bone Wires
- Bone Wire
- Wire, Bone
- Wires, Bone
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bone Wires" by people in Profiles.
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Hamaguchi R, Shekar PS, Johnson JA, Orgill DP. Current Management of Sternal Wounds. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Dec 01; 148(6):1012e-1025e.
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Bear DM, Weichbrodt MT, Huang C, Hagberg WC, Balk ML. Unstable dorsal proximal interphalangeal joint fracture-dislocations treated with extension-block pinning. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2015 Mar; 44(3):122-6.
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Wolff AB, Magit DP, Miller SR, Wyman J, Sethi PM. Arthroscopic fixation of bursal-sided rotator cuff tears. Arthroscopy. 2006 Nov; 22(11):1247.e1-4.
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Pai S, Gunja NJ, Dupak EL, McMahon NL, Roth TP, Lalikos JF, Dunn RM, Francalancia N, Pins GD, Billiar KL. In vitro comparison of wire and plate fixation for midline sternotomies. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Sep; 80(3):962-8.
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Owens BD, Wixted JJ, Cook J, Teebagy AK. Intramedullary transmetatarsal Kirschner wire fixation of Lisfranc fracture-dislocations. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2003 Aug; 32(8):389-91.