Anterior Cervical Fusion
CHAPTER 126 Anterior Cervical Fusion An anterior cervical fusion is performed to relieve pain and stabilize the neck by fusing the cervical vertebrae. The patient is placed in the supine…
Facial Fracture Set
CHAPTER 87 Facial Fracture Set Facial fracture is a traumatic injury in which the continuity of the bone tissue of one or more facial bones is broken. 87-1 Top, left…
Thoracoscopy
CHAPTER 97 Thoracoscopy A thoracoscopy visualizes inside the chest cavity via a laparoscope. Possible instruments needed for the procedure include a laparoscope, an MIS adult set, and a minor instrument…
Prostatectomy
CHAPTER 34 Prostatectomy A prostatectomy is the removal of the prostate gland. The prostate may be removed in three ways: abdominally by a suprapubic or a retropubic approach; by a…
Tracheotomy
CHAPTER 96 Tracheotomy A tracheotomy is an incision into the trachea below the cricoid cartilage in the anterior neck. A brief description of the procedure follows: 1. A Bard-Parker scalpel handle…
Abdominal Hysterectomy
CHAPTER 26 Abdominal Hysterectomy Abdominal hysterectomy is the removal of the uterus through an abdominal incision. Additional structures that may be removed through the same incision and at the same…
Hip Fracture
CHAPTER 50 Hip Fracture A hip fracture is usually a break in the neck of the femur. The fracture may be pinned with a nail, a screw, or a screw…
Cataract Removal
CHAPTER 66 Cataract Removal Additional images are available at: evolve.elsevier.com/Tighe/instrumentation/ A cataract is the clouding of the lens of the eye. Possible instruments and equipment needed for the procedure include…
Neurologic Bone Pan Instruments
CHAPTER 114 Neurologic Bone Pan Instruments Additional images are available at: evolve.elsevier.com/Tighe/instrumentation/ Possible instruments needed for the procedure include a neurologic soft tissue set. 114-1 Top, left to right: 1…
Thoracic Instruments
CHAPTER 98 Thoracic Instruments A thoracotomy is an incision into the chest cavity. Possible instruments needed for the procedure include an abdominal vascular set and cardiovascular instruments. A brief description…
