K wire is the short term for Kirchner Wire.
K wire is frequently used in treatment of fractures in children and in hand injuries among other things.
The xray below is post operative image of a 26 years old labroure who injured his hand due to work related injury.
He suffered from fracture of proximal phalanx of second and third digit.
The injury was treated with closed reduction and K wire fixation under C Arm.
The fracture has united after 4 weeks and patient has been put on mobilization exerecises.
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