English Explanatory Dictionary

Küntscher nail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A metal rod forced into the medullary cavity of a bone to treat a fracture.

Word forms

Küntscher nail Küntscher nails Kuntscher nail

Etymology

Gerhard Küntscher is credited with the first use of this device in 1939.

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