A bone drill is a surgical device used to fix broken bones by creating holes for surgical pins and screws to attach to. It saves limbs that would have required amputation, and its accuracy and speed promote faster healing.
A bone drill is a device used by surgeons to fix broken bones. The bone drill is used to create holes for surgical pins and screws to attach to. By drilling and screwing plates into severely broken bones, surgeons are able to save many limbs that would have required amputation. The bone drill is made of surgical grade materials and is able to operate without adversely affecting the open wound.
When installing a pin into a bone, a surgeon may need to ream a hole to insert the pin properly. The bone drill is able to perform this function with ease. What may have taken hours to do with more primitive hand tools is now completed in minutes. The time saved to complete the work is the time the patient does not need to be under anesthesia. This can often be a factor in the survival rate of seriously injured patients.
The bone drill is typically electrically powered. The motor runs at a surprisingly high speed, making drilling through hard bones a seemingly easy task. This type of operation is not strictly limited to fixing broken bones. The bone drill is also used for extracting bone marrow from a bone. The marrow is removed through a small hole drilled in the bone. In many cases, the hole is gradually filled with new bone by the body’s regenerative abilities.
The benefits of an electric bone drill over a hand drill are twofold. The hand drill took longer to drill through the bone, meaning the patient was unconscious for a longer period of time. Also, the hand drill wasn’t as accurate. The drill rocked and moved as the surgeon spun it. This resulted in an oblong hole. The power drill penetrates quickly and accurately, creating a precisely sized hole in the bone.
The exact hole tolerance allows for a better fit of the screws and pins, as well as promoting faster healing. Bone is better able to repair itself due to better fitting plates and screws and is often as strong or stronger than it was before the break. Its operating mechanisms are sealed and therefore easily sterilizable. This reduces the chances of infection and protects the drill from any external contamination.
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