Oper Orthop Traumatol 2020 Dec 25;32(6):509-529. Epub 2020 Nov 25.
Traumatologie des Bewegungsapparates, Kinderorthopädie, Universitätsklinik für Kinderchirurgie, Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern, 3010, Bern, Schweiz.
Objective: Safe and stable fixation of metaphyseal and epiphyseal fractures by Kirschner (K-)wire osteosynthesis. Use of various K‑wire configurations depending on the fracture morphology.
Indications: In accordance with the AO Pediatric Comprehensive Classification of Long-Bone Fractures (PCCF), all Salter-Harris (SH) and metaphyseal fractures as well as fractures of the foot and hand independent of the reduction technique, closed or open, provided that adaptation osteosynthesis allows sufficient stability. Read More