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Abstract
K-wire cutters have a fixed range of cutting capabilities. Wire cutters are most efficiently applied perpendicular to the K-wire as oblique application increases the effective diameter of the K-wire, which may cause the wire cutters to break.Keywords: Damage; Kapandji; Kirschner wire; Technique; Wire cutters
Year: 2012 PMID： 24293955 PMCID： PMC3509282 DOI： 10.1007/s12593-012-0081-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Hand Microsurg ISSN： 0974-3227