"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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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 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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The Rule of Fours-Clinical and Radiographic Parameters for Trans-articular Distal Interphalangeal Joint Kirschner Wire Insertion. Ann Plast Surg. 2025 Mar 01; 94(3):293-295.
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Symptomatic posterior fossa and supratentorial subdural hygromas as a rare complication following transarticular screw fixation with posterior wiring for atlantoaxial instability: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jul; 98(28):e14847.
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Implantable device to monitor cardiac activity with sternal wires. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2014 Dec; 37(12):1630-40.
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External fixation for displaced 2-part proximal humeral fractures. Orthopedics. 2012 Dec; 35(12):e1732-7.
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Achieving differential facial changes with Le Fort III distraction osteogenesis: the use of nasal passenger grafts, cerclage hinges, and segmental movements. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Dec; 130(6):1281-1288.
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Strength of fixation of Ludloff metatarsal osteotomy utilizing three different types of Kirschner wires: a biomechanical study. Foot Ankle Int. 2003 Oct; 24(10):805-11.
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An unusual case of polydactyly of the thumb. Ann Plast Surg. 1998 Oct; 41(4):434-5.
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Current treatment of tibial plateau fractures. J South Orthop Assoc. 1997; 6(1):54-61.