Is there a difference between Kirschner wire and ordinary steel nail?

First of all, they have different purposes:

Application of 1.K nail: it is used to fix short fracture or avulsion fracture with less stress, and also used to fix temporary fracture block in orthopedic surgery.

2. Uses of ordinary steel nails: widely used in industry, agriculture, architecture, civil engineering, etc., mainly used to fix objects with small axial separation force and small radial shear force.

Second, they have different characteristics:

1, K nail features: it can fuse phalanges quickly.

2. Features of ordinary steel nails: simple processing, convenient use and quick nailing.

Third, the specifications of the two are different:

1. Kirschner wire specifications: about 20 cm, 0.5-4 mm in diameter. ..

2. Specification of ordinary steel nails: the length series is 10 ~ 200 NLM, and the diameter series is 0.9 ~ 6.5 mm. ..

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