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J Hand Microsurg 2012; 04(02): 75-76
DOI: 10.1007/s12593-012-0081-z
DOI: 10.1007/s12593-012-0081-z
Point of Technique
These Wire Cutters are Broken
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Further Information
Publication History
14 July 2012
26 September 2012
Publication Date:
05 September 2016 (online)
Abstract
K-wire cutters have a fixed range of cutting capabilities. Wire cutters are most efficiently applied perpendicular to the K-wire as oblique application increases the effective diameter of the K-wire, which may cause the wire cutters to break.
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