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Equipment and Supplies > Prostheses and Implants > Internal Fixators > Bone Wires
... > Equipment and Supplies > Surgical Equipment > Orthopedic Equipment > Orthopedic Fixation Devices > Internal Fixators > Bone Wires
... > Equipment and Supplies > Surgical Equipment > Surgical Fixation Devices > Orthopedic Fixation Devices > Internal Fixators > Bone Wires

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Bone Wires  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

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