Ortho 3 Flashcards
Cookie cutter
Cutting
- traumatic : used to cut out shaped piece of bone in preparation for reamer advancement
Variable shape & size
Langenbeck periosteal elevator
Cutting/dissecting
- Traumatic: used to scrape periosteum from bone
Bone wax
Medication/occluding
- sterile beeswax to seal off bleeding bones
- useful because bleeding bone doesnβt go well w bovie
Mead rongeur
Cutting
- Traumatic: single action used to remove small bites of bone
Bone spurs and osteophites
Large pin cutter
Cutting
Used to cut large diameter bone pins, knowles pins
Ruskin rongeur
Cutting
- traumatic: used to remove large bits of bone especially spurs and osteophites
- double action: there are two mechanisms at the neck = stronger
Leksell rongeur
Cutting
- used to remove large bits of bones especially spurs & osteophites
- double action: there are two mechanisms at the neck = stronger
Bone punch
Accessory
- used to pack bone struck by a mallet
Variable size
Mallet
Accessory
- used to strike osteotomes gouges and anything else needing to be hit
- most commonly used by stsr in a series of double taps
16 oz 32 oz
Chisel
Cutting
- traumatic : used to shape or cut away pieces of bone when struck by mallet
Variable size
Stille bone cutting forceps
Cutting
- traumatic: double action forceps used to shear off large segments of bone
- double action jaw gives extra strength for cutting bone
Wire passer
Accessory
- traumatic: used to pass wire around bones. Wire is fed through the cannula and wire passer pulled out
Wire cutters
Cutting
- used to cut small diameter wire. Serrated edges to avoid slippage of wire
Bone gouge
Cutting
- traumatic : used to make a groove, hole, or cut away a channel of bone
- they are frequently used to take bone graft material
Variable size
Cobb periosteal elevator
Cutting/dissecting/retracting
- traumatic : used go scrape periosteum from bone
- used to elevate and push muscle away
S, M, or L