What is K-wire fixation?
A Kirschner wire, also known as a K-wire, is a thin metallic wire or pin that is often used in bone operations to hold broken bones together. They can be placed percutaneously (through the skin) or can be buried beneath the skin.
Why do you need K-wire fixation?
Most hand fractures generally heal by themselves given time and the appropriate exercises. However, if the bones are very badly out of position, the hand or finger may not work so well if the bones are left to heal where they are. This is where K-wire fixation is used to fix and hold the bones in position.
What can you expect when undergoing K-wire fixation?
During K-Wire Fixation
When the K-wire has been inserted into your skin, it might be sticking out but will be covered by a dressing and padded bandage with a splint. Your doctor will prescribe painkillers to help you manage your pain.
After K-Wire Fixation
You are highly encouraged to keep the dressing clean and dry, and your arm elevated in a sling or on a pillow to reduce swelling. You will need to go back for a follow-up appointment to check on your K-wire and for a dressing change, in addition to a new splint or plaster.
Four weeks after k-wire fixation, you will be able to have your wire removed. An x-ray will be performed after the wire removal to check on the position of your bone fragments, and further rehabilitation might be recommended by your doctor.
Why choose Novena Surgery for K-wire fixation?
Doctors who choose to perform K-wire fixation at Novena Surgery will perform the procedure in one of four modular operating theaters with cable-less pendant systems, allowing doctors to operate free of stray wiring obstruction.
Post-procedure, patients can choose to recover in one of Novena Surgery’s comfortable private suites, or in our 12-bed recovery unit under the care of well-trained nursing staff.
Waiting times are also shortened as patients need only turn up half-an-hour before their surgery, and be checked into the ward within 10 minutes of arrival.
Patients’ companions have the option of patronising Velocity, Square and Square 2 shopping malls that are seamlessly integrated with Novena Medical Centre, the building housing Novena Surgery.
I want to undergo K-wire fixation in Novena Surgery but I do not have a specialist doctor in mind yet.
This list consists of specialists who commonly perform K-wire fixation at Novena Surgery – contact us at +65-6254 9331 or admin@novenasurgery.com.sg and we will help you book a consultation appointment with a specialist doctor from the list.
Name of Specialist Clinic | Name of Specialist Doctor | Specialist Clinic Address | Specialist Clinic Opening Hours |
Hand Wrist & Microsurgical Centre | Dr Looi Kok Poh | Novena Medical Centre, #08-14 Inliven Medical, 10 Sinaran Dr, Singapore 307506 | Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 6:00pm Saturday: 9:00am to 1:00pm Sun & Public Holiday: Closed |
Advanced Hand, Wrist & Nerve Centre | Dr Jacqueline Tan | Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, 38 Irrawaddy Road, #08-62/63, Singapore 329563 | Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturday: 9:00am to 1:00pm Sun & Public Holiday: Closed |
Centre for Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery | Dr Lim Beng Hai | Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre 3 Mount Elizabeth # 06-05, Singapore 228510 Paragon Medical Suites 290 Orchard Road #09-08, Singapore 238859 | Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturday: 9:00am to 12:00pm Sun & Public Holiday: Closed |
Hand Surgery Associates | Dr Andrew Yam | Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, 38 Irrawaddy Road #10-51/52/53, Singapore 329563 | Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturday: 9:00am to 1:00pm Sun & Public Holiday: Closed |
Spire Orthopaedic Centre | Dr Ambrose Yung | Gleneagles Medical Centre 6 Napier Road #08-04, Singapore 258499 Royal Square 101 Irrawaddy Road #18-03, Singapore 329565 | Monday to Friday: 9am to 6pm Saturday: 9am to 1pm Sun & Public Holiday: Closed |
Orthosports Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine | Dr David Paul Bell | 38 Irrawaddy Road #10-41 Mt. Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, Singapore 329563 | Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturday: 9:00am to 12:00pm Sun & Public Holiday: Closed |