Gigli saw
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Gigli wire saw
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Hand operated, a gigli saw is useful in performing cranial surgeries.
A Gigli saw is a flexible wire saw used by surgeons for bone cutting.[1] A Gigli saw is used mainly for amputation, where the bones have to be smoothly cut at the level of amputation.[2]
The saw was invented by Italian obstetrician Leonardo Gigli to simplify the performance of a lateral pubiotomy in obstructed labour.[3]
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References[]
- ^ Tomita K, Kawahara N., The threadwire saw: a new device for cutting bone, in J Bone Joint Surg Am, vol. 78, n. 12, dicembre 1996, pp. 1915-1917,
- ^ Kojiro Wada, Kentaro Mori, Terushige Toyooka, Naoki Otani, Kazuya Fujii, Hideaki Ueno, Satoshi Tomura, Arata Tomiyama, Safe fronto-orbito-zygomatic osteotomy using a diamond-coated threadwire saw in orbito-zygomatic craniotomy, in Asian J Neurosurg, vol. 10, n. 3, 2015, pp. 250-252
- ^ Brunori, A.; Bruni, P.; Greco, R.; Giuffré, R.; Chiappetta, F. (Jun 1995). "Celebrating the centennial (1894-1994): Leonardo Gigli and his wire saw". J. Neurosurg. 82 (6): 1086–90. doi:10.3171/jns.1995.82.6.1086. PMID 7760186.
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- Orthopaedic instruments
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- Italian inventions
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