"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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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bone Wires" by people in Profiles.
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Edmonds WB, Wiley K, Panas K. Technique Article: Tarsal Coalition Resection Using Kirschner Wires Across the Subtalar Joint in a Two-Incision Approach. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2019 Mar; 58(2):337-340.
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Chenoweth BA, O'Mahony GD, Fitzgerald C, Stoner JA, O'Donoghue DL, Rayan GM. Efficacy of Dorsoradial Capsulodesis for Trapeziometacarpal Joint Instability: A Cadaver Study. J Hand Surg Am. 2017 Jan; 42(1):e25-e31.
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Jauregui JJ, Bor N, Thakral R, Standard SC, Paley D, Herzenberg JE. Life- and limb-threatening infections following the use of an external fixator. Bone Joint J. 2015 Sep; 97-B(9):1296-300.
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Heller JG, Zdeblick TA, Kunz DA, McCabe R, Cooke ME. Spinal instrumentation for metastatic disease: in vitro biomechanical analysis. J Spinal Disord. 1993 Feb; 6(1):17-22.