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Metal pins no better than traditional plaster cast for a broken wrist
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Metal pins no better than traditional plaster cast for a broken wrist

by British Medical Journal Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Using metal K-wires (commonly known as ‘pins’) to hold broken wrist bones in place while they heal are no better than a traditional moulded plaster cast, finds a study published by The BMJ today. Wrist fractures are common, especially in older women. If the bone fragments have displaced (moved out of...