Definition of osteotome in English:
osteotome
noun ˈɒstɪətəʊmˈästēəˌtōm
A surgical instrument for cutting bone, typically resembling a chisel.
Example sentencesExamples
- After making the cuts with the oscillating saw blade, the surgeon uses 1 / 4inch and 3/8-inch curved osteotomes to gently lift the bone plugs.
- Second, the surgeon uses straight and curved osteotomes to cut the bone parallel to the acetabulum's posterior column.
- With attention now focused on the femur, the surgeon inserts a hollow, box osteotome in the femoral canal to create a pilot hole for femoral reaming instrumentation.
- The surgeon uses an osteotome and mallet together with curettes under direct vision in the proximal canal.
- The rhinoplasty technique was tailored to suit each case, and included hump removal using scalpel and osteotomes.