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USE OF SMALL THREADED WIRES IN THE TREATMENT OF FRACTURES: III. Their Use in the Fixation of Bone Grafts

USE OF SMALL THREADED WIRES IN THE TREATMENT OF FRACTURES: III. Their Use in the Fixation of Bone... Abstract THE TWO preceding parts of this presentation1 have dealt with the use of the small threaded wire in fractures of the upper and lower extremities respectively. As stated in part I, it was used first by Crego2 in the leg-lengthening procedure and was then used in ordinary skeletal traction. Miller3 in 1939 reported the fixation of bone grafts by means of Kirschner wires. Since the threaded wire had proved superior to the smooth wire in skeletal traction, it was an obvious assumption that it would also afford better fixation for bone grafts. The first such application of the threaded wire was carried out exactly as recommended by Miller (figs. 1, 2 and 3), the wires being allowed to protrude for subsequent removal. The projection of a wire through the surface of the skin, however, entails some risk of infection. Too, it was soon learned that with proper References 1. McCarroll, H. R.: Use of Small Threaded Wires in the Treatment of Fractures: I. Fractures of the Lower Extremities , Arch. Surg. , this issue, p. 138 2. McCarroll II. Fractures of the Upper Extremities , Arch. Surg. , this issue, p. 154. 3. Crego, C. H., Jr.: The Use of Skeletal Traction as a Preliminary Procedure in the Treatment of Early Congenital Dislocation of the Hip , J. Bone & Joint Surg. 21:353, 1939. 4. Miller, O. L.: Simplified Internal Fixation of Inlay and Onlay Bone Grafts , J. A. M. A. 113:635 ( (Aug. 19) ) 1939. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Surgery American Medical Association

USE OF SMALL THREADED WIRES IN THE TREATMENT OF FRACTURES: III. Their Use in the Fixation of Bone Grafts

Archives of Surgery , Volume 54 (2) – Feb 1, 1947

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American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1947 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0004-0010
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1538-3644
DOI
10.1001/archsurg.1947.01230070175005
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Abstract

Abstract THE TWO preceding parts of this presentation1 have dealt with the use of the small threaded wire in fractures of the upper and lower extremities respectively. As stated in part I, it was used first by Crego2 in the leg-lengthening procedure and was then used in ordinary skeletal traction. Miller3 in 1939 reported the fixation of bone grafts by means of Kirschner wires. Since the threaded wire had proved superior to the smooth wire in skeletal traction, it was an obvious assumption that it would also afford better fixation for bone grafts. The first such application of the threaded wire was carried out exactly as recommended by Miller (figs. 1, 2 and 3), the wires being allowed to protrude for subsequent removal. The projection of a wire through the surface of the skin, however, entails some risk of infection. Too, it was soon learned that with proper References 1. McCarroll, H. R.: Use of Small Threaded Wires in the Treatment of Fractures: I. Fractures of the Lower Extremities , Arch. Surg. , this issue, p. 138 2. McCarroll II. Fractures of the Upper Extremities , Arch. Surg. , this issue, p. 154. 3. Crego, C. H., Jr.: The Use of Skeletal Traction as a Preliminary Procedure in the Treatment of Early Congenital Dislocation of the Hip , J. Bone & Joint Surg. 21:353, 1939. 4. Miller, O. L.: Simplified Internal Fixation of Inlay and Onlay Bone Grafts , J. A. M. A. 113:635 ( (Aug. 19) ) 1939.

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Archives of SurgeryAmerican Medical Association

Published: Feb 1, 1947

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