PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vinall, Phil
TI  - K-Wires are an Efficacious and Cost-Effective Option for Stabilization of Dorsally Displaced Fractures of the Distal Radius
DP  - 2014  01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 12--13
VI  - 14
IP  - 41
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/41/12.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/41/12.full
AB  - Andrew C. Gray, MD, Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom, presented the results of a recent study showing no difference between the use of Kirschner wires (K-wires) and volar locking plates for fracture repair in patients with dorsally displaced fractures of the distal radius. K-wire fixation was less expensive, and surgery took less time [Costa ML et al. BMJ. 2014].