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Kirschner wire
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English
Etymology
Introduced in 1909 by Martin Kirschner.
Noun
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.
Synonyms
en K-wire
en pin
en eponyms