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Progress on Kirschner wire insertion techniques for patellar fractures

Yan Zhang, Xudong Guo, Rui Yang, Jun Wang, Haipo Cui 


School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.


Address correspondence to: Haipo Cui, School of Heath Science and Engineering, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200093, China. Tel: +86-21-55271290. E-mail: h_b_cui@163.com.


 Acknowledgments: This work was supported by the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project (No. 2021SHZDZX), Shanghai Industrial Collaborative Innovation Project (No. 2021-cyxt1-kj07), Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan (No. 22S31902200), and Cooperation Fund of the Eighth Research Institute of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (No. SAST2022-094), PR China. 


Received February 18, 2023; Accepted April 13, 2023; Published June 30, 2023


DOI: https://doi.org/10.61189/550253gnnvtv


Highlights 

Distance and position of Kirschner wires influence the stability of tension band wiring. 

Kirschner wire guiding device can improve the accuracy of Kirschner wire placement. 

Designing an optimal guide device is the primary development direction to improve the accuracy of Kirschner wire placement.

Abstract

Tension band wiring has been widely used in patellar fracture internal fixation. However, Kirschner wires (K-wires) insertion is time-consuming, because it requires multiple intraoperative fluoroscopies to adjust the insertion angle, and the accuracy of insertion is not ideal. In this review, we summarize the measurement of patellar anatomical parameters, K-wires placement level, and application of guiding devices, with the focus on improving the accuracy of K-wire insertion from perspectives of K-wire placement and guiding devices. This review hope to provide some inspiration for new guiding devices with auxiliary K-wire placement.

Keywords: Internal fixation, guiding device, patellar fracture, Kirschner wires

Zhang Y, Guo XD, Yang R, et al. Progress on Kirschner wire insertion techniques for patellar fractures. Prog in Med Devices. 2023 Jun;1(1):27-32. doi: 10.61189/550253gnnvtv. 
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