Publication detail

Kirschner wire loosening in methaphyseal bone: A biomechanical study

PÍŠKA, M.

Original Title

Kirschner wire loosening in methaphyseal bone: A biomechanical study

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

Implant loosening and infection surrounding K wires and screws are major complications of external fixation. Clinical experience and bimechanical tests have shown that the diaphyseal bone is well suited to external fixation with screws whilst wire fixation performs better than screws in the metaphysis. A new external fixator has been developed to take advantage of this fact and good clinical results have been achieved in our Unit. The main task in the study was a simulation of the dynamic process of wire loosening in the lab to quantify the mechanical factors affecting this process.

Keywords

K-wire, bone interface, loosening, fixation

Authors

PÍŠKA, M.

RIV year

2004

Released

1. 11. 1998

Publisher

Great Britain

Location

Oxford

Pages from

258

Pages to

258

Pages count

1

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT7427,
  author="Miroslav {Píška}",
  title="Kirschner wire loosening in methaphyseal bone: A biomechanical study",
  booktitle="BORS Conference 1998",
  year="1998",
  pages="258--258",
  publisher="Great Britain",
  address="Oxford"
}