Infection Rate of Percutaneous Kirschner Wire Fixation for Distal Radius Fractures

Purpose. To review the infection rate in 43 patients who underwent percutaneous Kirschner wire fixation for distal radius fractures. Methods. Records of 13 men and 30 women aged 25 to 86 (mean, 49) years who underwent closed reduction and percutaneous Kirschner wire fixation for unstable distal radi...

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Main Authors: Palaniappan Lakshmanan, Varun Dixit, Mike R Reed, Joel Lester Sher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901001800119