The present invention relates to the field of surgery and, more particularly, to a suture passing K-wire used for small joint and ligament reconstructions. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION “Hallux valgus” or “hallux abducto valgus” is associated with bunion deformity, where “hallux” refers to ...
Toe surgeryDigital deformityDigital arthrodesisinterphalangeal fusionTwo fundamental techniques exist for digital arthrodesis: end-to-end and peg-in-hole. Both methods require either k-wire fixation or commercially available implants which have been found to not be cost effective. For this reason, we ...
He pulls a final wire and PASSES OUT. Tooty lets go of the drone and starts falling. The drone EXPLODES above Tooty. Tooty's falling. Tooty falls through the clouds. INT. F.R.A.K.I.S. PLANE - CONTINUOUS Bloom's searching. He sees a spec of Tooty fall through the clouds. Bloom ...
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Every surgery was performed using transcutaneous K-wires. K-wires are inexpensive and can be easily removed during and after surgery [6]. Armstrong et al. showed that the surgical time was significantly longer for patients undergoing rigid internal fixation with a screw versus a K-wire for MT ...
K-wires are inexpensive and can be easily removed during and after surgery [6]. Armstrong et al. showed that the surgical time was significantly longer for patients undergoing rigid internal fixation with a screw versus a K-wire for MT I osteotomies [9]. With the transcutaneous technique, the...