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Buried Kirschner wire fixation of the Austin osteotomy-bunionectomy: a preliminary report. 1986

H F Duke

Austin bunionectomies were fixated with buried 0.062-inch Kirschner wire. The wires were surgically removed in 7 to 10 weeks, when radiographic union was demonstrated. This approach allows confident early range-of-motion exercises and return to normal footwear. Intermetatarsal angles were reduced 6 to 12 degrees without displacement. The advantages and disadvantages of this technique are discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008684	Metatarsus	The part of the foot between the tarsa and the TOES.
D009984	Orthopedic Fixation Devices	Devices which are used in the treatment of orthopedic injuries and diseases.	Device, Orthopedic Fixation,Devices, Orthopedic Fixation,Fixation Device, Orthopedic,Fixation Devices, Orthopedic,Orthopedic Fixation Device
D010027	Osteotomy	The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Osteotomies
D001864	Bone Wires	Steel wires, often threaded through the skin, soft tissues, and bone, used to fix broken bones. Kirschner wires or apparatus also includes the application of traction to the healing bones through the wires.	Kirschner Wire,Kirschner Wires,Bone Wire,Wire, Bone,Wire, Kirschner,Wires, Bone,Wires, Kirschner
D006215	Hallux Valgus	Lateral displacement of the great toe (HALLUX), producing deformity of the first METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT with callous, bursa, or BUNION formation over the bony prominence.	Hallux Abductovalgus
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man