ArticleHand (New York, N.Y.)2009
Hammering K-wires is superior to drilling with irrigation.
Article in Hand (New York, N.Y.), 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Global Health Inequities in Orthopaedic Care: Perspectives Beyond the US.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2024Review
- Highly Adhesive Antimicrobial Coatings for External Fixation Devices.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Temperature Rise in Kirschner Wires Inserted Using Two Drilling Methods: Forward and Oscillation.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2018Article
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Abstract
Cooling during drilling Kirschner wires is not always effective in preventing thermal related damage. In this study, we used a human in vitro model and compared temperature elevation, insertion time, and extraction force between three Kirschner wire insertion methods-drilling with and without irrigation and pneumatic hammering. Forty five Kirschner wires were inserted into 15 fresh human cadaver metacarpals. All three insertion methods were applied in each metacarpal. Drilling without irrigation resulted in a temperature elevation of 67.25 +/- 5.4 degrees C with significantly lower values for drilling with irrigation (4.15 +/- 0.6 degrees C) and pneumatic hammering (31.52 +/- 3.4 degrees C). The insertion time for pneumatic hammering (47.63 +/- 8.8 s) was significantly lower compared to drilling without irrigation (263.16 +/- 36.5 s) and drilling with irrigation (196.10 +/- 28.5 s). Extraction forces after drilling without irrigation, drilling with irrigation, and pneumatic hammering were 39.85 +/- 4.1 N, 57.81 +/- 6.5 N, and 62.23 +/- 6.7 N, respectively. Pneumatic hammering is superior to drilling without irrigation, especially when irrigation is not possible.
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