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Fixation using metal Kirschner wires (K-wires) offers no advantage over traditional moulded plaster casts in improving wrist function and pain in patients with distal radius fractures. These findings ...

Using metal K-wires (commonly known as ‘pins’) to hold broken wrist bones in place while they heal are no better than a traditional moulded plaster cast, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

Due to the extent of injury and the risk for development of compartment syndrome, the patient was booked for open reduction and fixation of the right hand, wrist fractures, and dislocations. We also ...