Kirschner Wire in the Fixation of Knee Osteochondral Lesions

نویسندگان
Jabalameli, Mahmoud ID 1
Yahyazadeh, Houman ID 2
Bagherifard, Abolfazl ID 3
Askari, Alireza ID 4
Alsamori, Shadi ID 5

1 Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

2 Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

3 Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

4 Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

5 Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

doi
10.32598/JROSJ.10.2.1363.1
چکیده

Background: The use of metal screws for the fixation of knee osteochondral lesions requires a second surgery for screw removal. However, bioabsorbable screws are expensive and not widely available in many orthopedic centers.  Objectives: This study aims to determine the outcomes of Kirschner wire (K-wire) fixation in such lesions, which are ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
knee, osteochondral lesion, osteochondritis dissecans, Kirschner wire