Bone cutter
Abone cutteris asurgical instrumentused to cut or removebones.[1][2]In addition to surgery, they are also used inforensicsanddismemberment.
Types of medical bone cutters include:
- Unpowered– Unpowered bone cutting implements include varieties ofhacksaw.In many applications, the saw is used in specialisedjigsto provide accurate, measurable cuts, e.g. in knee surgery. Specialized saws such as theGigli saw,a cable made of sharp strands of wire, are also used in some procedures.
- Reciprocating– Usually a powered rotary oscillation is applied to a specialised cutting implement to provide smooth controllable cuts into bone, for applications, from skull cutting to rib cutting. Asternal sawis a reciprocating bone cutter.[3]
- Sonic (or sound cutting) – The sonic cutter is still experimental, but its primary focus is to use high frequency, high amplitude sound to remove material (in this case bone), providing the ability to cut. Some tissue sonic cutters are being produced.
- Costotome– A costotome is a specialised rib cutter used to gain access to the thoracic cavity. It has two levers; the first one to be operated grasps the rib, and the second one cuts the rib.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Bone cutters and rongeursArchived23 July 2020 at theWayback Machineat WPI Surgical Instruments
- ^Neelima Anil Malik. Textbook of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. (2012) - 1044 pag.ISBN9350259389,ISBN9789350259382
- ^Surgery. 1963 12 01 Sternal saw--new instrument for splitting the sternum. DIETHRICH EB, MORRIS JD. Surgery.PMID14027806
- ^"Rib Cutter: Costotome".Retrieved16 March2023.
- ^Kapur, MM (1 January 2008).Introduction to Surgical Instruments and Procedures.Elsevier India. pp. 15–16.ISBN9788131216064.
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