Surgical KIRSCHNER Extension Bows – GRP-11-1754-180

Skeletal traction through a Kirschner wire only works if the wire ends have somewhere stable to anchor under load, and that is the job of the extension bow. The 11-1754-180 is built with three traction hooks along its arc, giving the surgeon multiple points to attach traction cord or weight distribution hardware once the wire has been tensioned and secured.
The bow itself does more than hold the wire out of the way. Its shape keeps the tensioned wire clear of the skin and soft tissue at the entry and exit points, which matters for reducing local pressure and irritation over the course of traction treatment. This particular pattern is offered in two working sizes, x = 180mm with y = 100mm, and x = 270mm with y = 160mm, so the bow can be matched to limb size and the traction setup required. Part of Next Edge Surgical’s broader range of bone surgery instruments, it is built to work alongside the wire strainer and clamping hardware already in a traction or fixation tray.
Common applications include:
Surgical stainless steel construction and standard autoclave compatibility mean it integrates directly into existing sterilization workflows. Add this instrument to your orthopedic set.
The Bohler pattern has a long history in skeletal traction, and this extension bow carries that pattern forward for surgeons who still rely on it for calcaneal and lower limb traction work. Like other Kirschner extension bows, it anchors a tensioned wire clear of the surrounding tissue, but the Bohler geometry and its three traction hooks are shaped specifically around the demands of that traction application.
Four working sizes are available: x = 75mm with y = 90mm, x = 90mm with y = 160mm, x = 110mm with y = 210mm, and x = 150mm with y = 210mm. That range covers a meaningfully wider span of limb sizes and traction configurations than a single fixed bow could, which matters in a trauma service seeing everything from smaller-framed patients to larger adult fractures needing more aggressive traction setups.
Surgeons reach for this pattern when setting up calcaneal traction for tibial plateau, pilon, or ankle fracture management, and in broader lower limb traction protocols where the Bohler bow remains the standard many training programs still teach. The multiple hook points allow traction cord to be positioned and adjusted without disturbing the wire tension already established, which keeps setup efficient and reduces handling of the wire itself once it is in place.
Built in surgical stainless steel and rated for routine autoclave sterilization, it holds up to repeated use across a busy trauma caseload. For departments still running traction protocols built around this pattern, having a reliable, correctly sized supply on hand avoids substituting mismatched hardware mid case.
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