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Tips of the trade #25. Easy passage of cerclage wires during wire breakage
1Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital, New York.
Orthopaedic Review
|June 1, 1990
Abstract:
Cerclage wiring is an invaluable adjunct to plating in the stabilization of long bone fractures. However, breakage of the wire can occur following fatigue failure during overzealous tightening. The following technique will aid the surgeon in the rapid reapplication of a new wire.