Intramedullary fixation using multiple Kirschner wires for forearm fractures: a developing country perspective.

Purpose: To evaluate treatment results of intramedullary fixation using multiple Kirschner wires for diaphyseal forearm fractures.

Methods: Between January 2001 and January 2004, 184 patients (122 men and 62 women) with 288 displaced diaphyseal forearm fractures underwent intramedullary fixation using multiple Kirschner wires. The wires were inserted by opening the fracture site because radiographic facility for closed pinning was unavailable.