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Descriptor English: Bone Wires
Descriptor Spanish: Hilos Ortopédicos
Descriptor alambres ortopédicos
Entry term(s) aguja de Kirschner
alambres de Kirschner
Scope note: Alambres de acero, con frecuencia enhebrados a través de la piel, tejidos blandos, y huesos, utilizados para fijar huesos fracturados. Los alambres Kirschner o los aparatos incluyen también la aplicación de tracción a los huesos en consolidación a través de los alambres.
Descriptor Portuguese: Fios Ortopédicos
Descriptor French: Fils métalliques
Entry term(s): Bone Wire
Kirschner Wire
Kirschner Wires
Wire, Bone
Wire, Kirschner
Wires, Bone
Wires, Kirschner
Tree number(s): E07.695.370.468
E07.858.442.660.460.468
E07.858.690.725.460.468
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001864
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: do not confuse with BONE PINS see BONE NAILS
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Fracture Fixation, Internal (1970-1985)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES 1986-90
History Note: 91(86); was see under ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES 1986-90
Related: Bone Nails MeSH
Bone Screws MeSH
DeCS ID: 19619
Unique ID: D001864
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1985/06/07
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Bone Wires - Preferred
Concept UI M0002797
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Bone Wires
Entry term(s) Bone Wire
Wire, Bone
Wires, Bone
Kirschner Wires - Narrower
Concept UI M0002798
Preferred term Kirschner Wires
Entry term(s) Kirschner Wire
Wire, Kirschner
Wires, Kirschner



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