Orthopedic Flashcards
Depth gauge
Screw depth gauge
Used to confirm the deth of the drill hole in bone to determine the length of the screw
Ruler
Measuring stick
Used to measure structure and distances
Mallet
Hammer
Usually weights 1 to 3 pounds
used in other specialties that involve bone work
used to impact and extract implatns or exert force on osteotomes, chisels, gouges, tamps, and other specially designed instruments
Bone Tamp
tamp
used to ompact or wedge a structure into place
Bone cement injector
Cement gun
used to inject bone cement during total joint procedures
Bone cement system
used to mix the liquid and powder to produce bone cement
Pump Tubing
Bone File
Rasp
has a flat end serrations in a crisscross pattern
Used to smooth ut the rough edges or surfaces of large bones
Miller Rasp
small rasp
Used for smoothing rough edges or surfaces of small bones
Putti Bone Rasp
Rat tail
the blade surfaces are covered with tiny spikes
Used for smoothing rough edges or surfaces of large bones
Key elevator
Dissects or separates hard tissues
Freer elevator
lifts the periosteum from bone or retracts in confined spaces
Liston bone cutting forceps
large bone cutters
used to cut large bones
Stille Bone Gouge
used to cut or scoop out a channel of bone
Stille bone chisel
used to cut or shape bone. the chisel is often used when harvesting a bone graft
Cushing Rongeur
Used to remove pieces of bone and soft tissue surrounding the bone
Pliers
Channel locks
used to place or remove hardware and to grasp pointed trocar during drain insertion of deep wounds
Bennett retractor
used to retract tissues during procedures involving large bones
Murphy-lane bone skid
used to remove the femoral head from the joint during ttal hip arthroplasty
Bone Hook
used to retract bone or heavy tissue
Mini hohmann retractor
used to retract tissue or bone in tight, small areas. Often used during open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) of the ankle
Blunt Hohmann Retractor
used to retract small amount of tissue in a very tight area
Ragnell retractor
used to retract varying amounts of tissue at different depths
Cobra retractor
used to retract large areas of tissue. the large blade allows tissue to be retracted far away from the field, allowing for better visualization
Alm retractor
Self-retaining retractor
used to retract small areas
Bone reduction forceps
Cobb Elevator
Ruskin Rongeur
Arthroscopic blunt/sharp obturator
Arthroscopic duckbill biter
Cuts and dissects tissue facing the surgeon
Arthroscopic shaver (meniscutome)
Lister Bandage scissors
Gelpi retractor
Plate bending pliers
used duing an ORIF to bend the plate to conform to the contour of the bone
Plate forceps (Verbrugge)
Plate holding forceps, plate holders, plate clamp
Used to hold the plate in alignment while drilling and screw placement take place
Tissue guard
Drill guide
Used to align the drill bit in the center of teh hole in the plate, protects teh soft tissue from dammage, and prevents the drill from slipping and making a larger hole.
T-handle and taps
Screwdriver
Kern bone-holding forceps
Used for manipulating bone fractures into place and for holding the fracture in alignment while plates and screws are placed
Used to grast bone segments during total joint procedures.
Lewin bone-holding forceps
Used for manipulating bone fractures into place and for holding the fracture in alignment while plates and screws are placed
Also used to punch holes in bone for passage of sutures when closing the jint during a hip arthroplasty
Lowman bone clamp
Used for holding the fractured bone in alignment while plates and screws are placed
Kirschner wires (K-wires)
Used for fixation of boe fractures
Ofetn used on small bones such as phalanges, wrist, and ankle
Often place percutaneously
Steinman pins (smooth and threaded)
Used for fixation of bone fractures, bone reconstruction, and as a guide pin when placing implants and placing skeletal traction
Often used on large bones
Pin cutter (cannulated pin cutter)
Pin cutter
Used for cutting wire or small pins
Needle nose pliers
Remove pins and hardware and twist wires
Drill bit set
Chuck and key
Drill chuck
Used to hold rotating devices, such as drill bit or a pin in a power tool.
Chuck key is used to tighten or loosen the jaws of the chuck
Gigli saw (cable and handles)
Hand saw used for cutting bone
Often used for amputations and can be use to open the skill for craniotomies
Oscillating saw
Reciprocating saw
Sagittal saw
Power drill/reamer
Lamina spreader
2-prong knee retractor
Meyerding handeld retractor
Retract wound edges
Stille-Luer rongeur
Straight Rongeur, large moth rongeur
Used to grast, bite, and detach large amounts of tissue
Lambotte osteotome (curved and straight)
Used to cut or shape bone
Ofetn used when harvesting bone graft
Meyerding finger retractor
Used for retracting small wounds
Meyerding Laminectomy retractor
Used for deep retraction during spinal surgery
