On 10 Feb 97 at 19:37, Thomas Wannenburg wrote:
> I am not sure if this would work on very thick long bones, but have
> you considered a bone - nibbler, such as commonly used to perform a
> craniectomy? Admittedly the skull is not so dense (usually) as a
> femur but the bone - nibblers come in different sizes and a large
> one (double hinged) might work. Only hand power needed and if you
> wear it out - get a new one for next time. It would be worth
> testing on an ox bone.
Interesting idea. But one problem I can see is getting it to hold
onto a round, bloody bone -- craniectomies are generally _very_ neat
operations (neurosurgeons are just that way about their work, unlike
emergency physicians or obstetricians; to an obstetrician it's not
enough blood to worry about if it's not over the tops of your shoes).
And skulls are nice flat bones. But maybe you've seen a nibbler
that is different from the one's I've seen.
> Also - do you think a pipe - cutter would be too bulky?
>
Don't think it would be too bulky, but the ones I've seen have to
rotate entirely around the pipe -- I doubt there'd every be enough
room for that. Or do you know another type?
Thanks.
--Keith Conover, M.D., FACEP
http://www.pitt.edu/~kconover
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