ORTHOPAEDIC

INSTRUMENT
Dr. Siddhartha Sen
Bone Cutter
• Its use to cutting bone
into small pieces
• Available with straight
and curved ends
Bone Cutter
Osteotome
• Used for osteotomy-
cutting of bone
• Both the edges are
bevelled
• Available with different
widths.
Bone Chisel
• Like osteotome but
only one of its surface
is bevelled
• Used for removing
protruding bone or
levelling the bone
surface.
Bone Lever
• Used to lever out a
bone from the depth of
a wound after the
periosteum has been
elevated
Bone Curette
• Used for curetting a
cavity in the bone for
removing fibrous tissue
from fracture end.
• Used in benign tumor
such as enchondroma,
giant cell tumor.
Bone holding forceps
Fergusson type • Used to holding the
bone
• Three types
• Lion toothed (fergusson)
• Lane (holding the femur
tibia
• Self retaining- AO type
Bone holding forceps

Lane Type

A O Type
Plate Holding Forceps
• Used to hold plate
after reduction
Mallet
• It is used to
hammering osteotome
chisel etc.
Bone Awl
• This is pointed thin
instrument for making
a hole in the bone
• There is an eye at its
tip to thread a wire
through the bone e.g.
tendon transfer
Bone gouge
• This is concave bladed
chisel used for cutting
on round bone
surfaces or sometimes
for making a hole in
the bone
Kirschner-wire
• Thin straight steel wire
of diameter 1-3mm
• Used for giving internal
fixation of bone
• For giving traction
• Fixing fracture in
children
• For ilizarov technique
K-wire
Steinmann Pin
• Stout steel rod of
diameter ranging from
3-6mm
• Used for skeletal
traction at
supracondylar region,
femur & calcanium
Steinmann Pin
Bohler stirrup
• Device holding a
steinmann pin &
applying traction
• It is possible to change
direction of traction
without moving the pin
inside the bone.
K-wire Stirrup
• Used to hold the k-wire
during skeletal traction
Skull Traction Tong
• Used to apply skull
traction in cases of
cervical spine injury.
Kuntscher Nail
• Used in internal
fixation of fracture of
femoral shaft.
(intramedullary)
Ender’s Nail
• Used in internal
fixation of inter
trochanteric femoral
fracture
Smith-petersen (S P Nail)
• Used for internal
fixation of fracture of
femoral neck
DHS
• Used for internal
fixation of
intertrochanteric
femoral fracture.
DHS
Cortical screw
• Fully threaded solid
screw
• Available in different
size
Cortical screw
Cancellous Screw
• Half threaded cannular
• Available in different
size
Cancellous Screw
Malleolar Screw
Dynamic Screw
Dynamic Screw
Plates
• Use to support the
fracture end after
reduction.
• Available for different
bone with different size
Plates
Dynamic Compression plate
VDR (Volar Distal Radius plate)
Proximal Sh. Plate & Screw
Thanks