Titanium Alloy and Stainless Steel Kirschner Wire

Short Description:

Kirschner wires or Kirschner wires or needles are sterilized, sharp, and smooth stainless steel needles. Introduced by Martin Kirschner in 1909, it is now widely used in orthopedics and other types of medical and veterinary surgery. They come in different sizes and are used to hold bone fragments together (pin fixation) or to provide anchors for bone traction. Usually an electric drill or hand drill is used to drive the pin through the skin (percutaneous pin fixation) into the bone. They are also part of the Ilizarov installation.

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Titanium alloy & Stainless steel

Characteristics
Class certificate
Implantable and much precise

Titanium alloy material
Excellent biocompatibility

Sterile package
Convenient to use

Diamond tip design
Low resistance and heat production during the implantation

Medical Tips

Indications
K-wires are used for temporary fixation during some operations. After definitive fixation they are then removed. The pins are usually removed four weeks post operation.
They can be used for definitive fixation if the fracture fragments are small (e.g. wrist fractures and hand injuries). In some settings they can be used for intramedullary fixation of bones such as the ulna.
Tension band wiring is a technique in which the bone fragments are transfixed by K-wires which are then also used as an anchor for a loop of flexible wire. As the loop is tightened the bone fragments are compressed together. Fractures of the kneecap and the olecranon process of the elbow are commonly treated by this method.
K-wires come in different sizes, and as they increase in size, they become less flexible. K-wires are often used to stabilize a broken bone and can be removed in the office once the fracture has healed. Some K-wires are threaded, which helps prevent movement or backing out of the wire, although that can also make them more difficult to remove.