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Number of wires in each fracture pattern
| No. of nails (K wires) | Fracture pattern | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transverse (n = 14) | Short oblique (n = 12) | Long oblique (n = 7) | Segmental (n = 2) | |
| 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Nil | 1 |
| Additional intergragmentary K-wire(s) | Nil | Nil | All above fractures | Nil |
