Open AccessModified orthopedic wire twister for fixing and removing screws in craniomaxillofacial osteosynthesis
Author(s) -
Suresh Kumar Ganesan,
Balaji Shanmugam Thandapani,
Nithin Joseph Jude,
Saravanan Rajendiran,
Suraj John Thomas
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/njms.njms_45_16
Subject(s) - medicine , orthopedic surgery , internal fixation , osteosynthesis , fixation (population genetics) , orthodontics , surgery , dentistry , population , environmental health
Internal fixation is the routinely performed surgical procedure in craniomaxillofacial surgery. At present, available kit for internal fixation includes large number of armamentarium. To overcome and reduce this, we have modified orthopedic wire twister for fixing and removing screws. This single device can replace self-holding screwdrivers with different sizes.