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  • Title: Blocking wires facilitate freehand percutaneous plating of periarticular tibia fractures.
    Author: Widmaier JC, Bowen TR.
    Journal: J Orthop Trauma; 2006 Jul; 20(6):414-8. PubMed ID: 16825968.
    Abstract:
    The authors describe the technique of blocking K-wires to facilitate the freehand percutaneous plating of periarticular tibia fractures. The blocking K-wires facilitate anatomic accuracy of plate placement, a limiting feature of percutaneous plating technique particularly in the absence of a plate-specific jig. The described technique is to be applied as part of a staged surgical protocol utilizing temporary external fixation and directed at the preservation of the periarticular soft-tissues of the tibia.
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