Kirschner wire

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Etymology[edit]

Introduced in 1909 by Martin Kirschner.

Noun[edit]

Kirschner wire (plural Kirschner wires)

  1. A sterilized, sharpened, smooth stainless steel pin, used in orthopaedics and other types of medical and veterinary surgery to hold bone fragments together or to provide an anchor for skeletal traction.

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