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Orthopedic Flashcards

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Depth gauge

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Screw depth gauge

Used to confirm the deth of the drill hole in bone to determine the length of the screw

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Ruler

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Measuring stick

Used to measure structure and distances

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Mallet

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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

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Bone Tamp

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tamp

used to ompact or wedge a structure into place

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Bone cement injector

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Cement gun

used to inject bone cement during total joint procedures

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Bone cement system

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used to mix the liquid and powder to produce bone cement

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Pump Tubing

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Bone File

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Rasp

has a flat end serrations in a crisscross pattern

Used to smooth ut the rough edges or surfaces of large bones

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Miller Rasp

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small rasp

Used for smoothing rough edges or surfaces of small bones

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Putti Bone Rasp

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Rat tail

the blade surfaces are covered with tiny spikes

Used for smoothing rough edges or surfaces of large bones

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Key elevator

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Dissects or separates hard tissues

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Freer elevator

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lifts the periosteum from bone or retracts in confined spaces

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Liston bone cutting forceps

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large bone cutters

used to cut large bones

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Stille Bone Gouge

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used to cut or scoop out a channel of bone

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Stille bone chisel

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used to cut or shape bone. the chisel is often used when harvesting a bone graft

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Cushing Rongeur

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Used to remove pieces of bone and soft tissue surrounding the bone

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Pliers

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Channel locks

used to place or remove hardware and to grasp pointed trocar during drain insertion of deep wounds

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Bennett retractor

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used to retract tissues during procedures involving large bones

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Murphy-lane bone skid

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used to remove the femoral head from the joint during ttal hip arthroplasty

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Bone Hook

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used to retract bone or heavy tissue

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Mini hohmann retractor

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used to retract tissue or bone in tight, small areas. Often used during open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) of the ankle

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Blunt Hohmann Retractor

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used to retract small amount of tissue in a very tight area

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Ragnell retractor

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used to retract varying amounts of tissue at different depths

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Cobra retractor

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used to retract large areas of tissue. the large blade allows tissue to be retracted far away from the field, allowing for better visualization

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Alm retractor
Self-retaining retractor used to retract small areas
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Bone reduction forceps
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Cobb Elevator
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Ruskin Rongeur
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Arthroscopic blunt/sharp obturator
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Arthroscopic duckbill biter
Cuts and dissects tissue facing the surgeon
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Arthroscopic shaver (meniscutome)
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Lister Bandage scissors
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Gelpi retractor
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Plate bending pliers
used duing an ORIF to bend the plate to conform to the contour of the bone
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Plate forceps (Verbrugge)
Plate holding forceps, plate holders, plate clamp Used to hold the plate in alignment while drilling and screw placement take place
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Tissue guard
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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.
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T-handle and taps
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Screwdriver
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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.
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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
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Lowman bone clamp
Used for holding the fractured bone in alignment while plates and screws are placed
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Kirschner wires (K-wires)
Used for fixation of boe fractures Ofetn used on small bones such as phalanges, wrist, and ankle Often place percutaneously
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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
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Pin cutter (cannulated pin cutter)
Pin cutter Used for cutting wire or small pins
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Needle nose pliers
Remove pins and hardware and twist wires
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Drill bit set
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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
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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
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Oscillating saw
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Reciprocating saw
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Sagittal saw
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Power drill/reamer
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Lamina spreader
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2-prong knee retractor
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Meyerding handeld retractor
Retract wound edges
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Stille-Luer rongeur
Straight Rongeur, large moth rongeur Used to grast, bite, and detach large amounts of tissue
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Lambotte osteotome (curved and straight)
Used to cut or shape bone Ofetn used when harvesting bone graft
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Meyerding finger retractor
Used for retracting small wounds
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Meyerding Laminectomy retractor
Used for deep retraction during spinal surgery
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