364
Views
12
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Insertion of K-wires by hammer generates less heat: A study of drilling and hammering K-wires into bone

, &
Pages 592-594 | Received 13 Dec 1991, Accepted 03 May 1993, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

References

  • Andersen E., Bruun C. Temperatures measured during reaming of the femoral neck and head. A preliminary report. Clin Orthop 1989; 241: 200–2
  • A. S. A. M. I. Group. Chapter 7. Basic principles of operative principles of llizarov. Williams and Wilkins. 1991; 65–6
  • Eriksson A. R. Heat-induced bone tissue injury. Thesis, University of Gothenburg, GothenburgSweden 1984
  • Eriksson A. R., Albrektsson T., Albrektssson B. Heat caused by drilling cortical bone: Temperature measured in vivo in patients and animals. Acta Orthop Scand 1984; 55: 629–31
  • Green S. A. Complications of external skeletal fixation. Clin Orthop 1983; 180: 109–16
  • Krause W. R., Bradbury D. W., Kelly J. E., Lunceford E. M. Temperature elevations in orthopaedic cutting operations. J Biomech 1982; 15(4)267–75
  • Linsom M. A., Scott R. A. Thermal burns associated with high speed drilling. Orthopedics 1978; 1: 394
  • Ludewig R. Temperaturmessungen beim Knochensagen. Thesis, Justus Liebig Universitát, GiessenGermany 1971
  • Majno G. The healing hand. Howard University Press, Cambridge 1975
  • Matthews L. S., Hirsch C. Temperatures measured in human cortical bone when drilling. J Bone Joint Surg (Am) 1972; 54(2)297–308
  • Matthews L. S., Green C. A., Goldstein S. A. The thermal effects of skeletal fixation pin insertion in bone. J Bone Joint Surg (Am) 1984; 66(7)1077–83
  • Phillips E. D. Greek medicine. Camelot Press Ltd, London 1973
  • Tetsch P. Development of raised temperature after osteotomies. J Maxillofac Surg 1974; 2(2–3)141–5
  • Toksvig-Larsen S., Ryd L. Temperature elevation during knee arthroplasty. Acta Orthop Scand 1989; 60(4)439–42

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.