- Küntscher nail
- (K-nail)a metal rod that is inserted down the middle of the femur (thigh bone) to stabilize a transverse fracture of the shaft.G. Küntscher (1902-72), German orthopaedic surgeon
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Küntscher nail
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Küntscher nail — K nail a metal rod that is inserted down the middle of the femur (thigh bone) to stabilize a transverse fracture of the shaft [Küntscher (1902–72), German orthopaedic surgeon] … The new mediacal dictionary
Гвоздь Кюнчера (Kuntscher Nail) — металлический стержень, вставляемый в среднюю часть бедренной кости для фиксации поперечного перелома тела кости. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
K nail — Kuntscher nail … Medical dictionary
K nail — • Kuntscher nail … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Nail — In medicine, there are two types of nails. One is just a plain old metal nail used to hold 2 or more pieces of bone together, for example, after a fracture. The other type of nail is the horny plate on the end of the finger or toe. Each nail… … Medical dictionary
Küntscher — Gerhard, German surgeon, 1902–1972. See K. nail … Medical dictionary
Gerhard Küntscher — (born 1900 in Zwickau 1972) was a German surgeon who inaugurated the intramedullar nailing of bone fractures, a process that was first performed in 1939 at the University of Hamburg’s Department of Surgery. The German military initially… … Wikipedia
K-nail — n. see Küntscher nail … Medical dictionary
K-nail — n.; see Küntscher nail … The new mediacal dictionary
Gerhard Küntscher — Gerhard (Bruno Gustav) Küntscher (* 6. Dezember 1900 in Zwickau; † 17. Dezember 1972 in Glücksburg) war ein deutscher Chirurg, der die Marknagelung erfand. Mit Lorenz Böhler und den Belgiern Robert Danis und Albin Lambotte gehört er zu den… … Deutsch Wikipedia
