Orthopedic Surgical Instruments — Complete Guide for Bone and Spine Surgery

Orthopedic Surgical Instruments — Guide for Bones, Joints, and Spine Surgery

Orthopedic surgery requires a specialized range of instruments designed to work on bone, joint, and connective tissue — significantly different from soft-tissue surgical instruments. This guide covers the essential orthopedic instruments by category and procedure.

Bone-Cutting Instruments

• Bone Rongeurs (Leksell, Stille-Horsley, Beyer, Friedman): Biting and removing bone — available in various jaw configurations for different anatomical locations. The Leksell rongeur has a double-action jaw mechanism for greater cutting force.
• Kerrison Rongeur (Spine Punch): Removing bone and ligamentum flavum in spinal surgery. Available in 1mm, 2mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm footplates, and up, down, or straight configurations.
• Bone Osteotomes: Straight and curved chisels for cutting bone — used in joint surgery and osteotomies. Available in widths from 6mm to 25mm.
• Bone Mallet: Driving osteotomes and chisels

Bone Dissection and Exposure

• Periosteal Elevators (Cobb, Freer, Langenbeck): Stripping periosteum from bone
• Cobb Spinal Elevator: Specialized periosteal elevator with angled blade for spinal exposure — removes erector spinae musculature from the spine
• Bone Curettes: Removing cancellous bone and tissue from bone cavities
• Bone Rasps and Files: Smoothing bone surfaces

Joint Surgery Instruments

• Hip Retractors (Hohmann, Langenbeck heavy): Femoral and acetabular exposure in hip arthroplasty
• Knee Retractors (Bennett, Cobra): Tibial and femoral exposure in knee arthroplasty
• Bone Awls: Creating pilot holes in bone
• Bone Levers: Levering and positioning bone fragments

Spinal Surgery Instruments

• Kerrison Rongeurs (1–5mm, various angles): Laminectomy and discectomy
• Pituitary Rongeurs (angled and straight): Intervertebral disc removal
• Nerve Root Retractors: Protecting nerve roots during disc surgery
• Cobb Elevator: Spinal muscle exposure
• Laminectomy Retractor (Weitlaner, self-retaining): Maintaining exposure in laminectomy

Fracture Fixation Instruments

• Bone-Holding Forceps (Verbrugge, Lewin): Stabilizing bone fragments during fixation
• Reduction Forceps: Bringing bone fragments into alignment
• Drill Guides and Sleeves: Directing drill bits for screw placement

Fizza Surgical — Orthopedic Instrument Range

Fizza Surgical manufactures a comprehensive orthopedic instrument range including all major rongeur patterns (Kerrison, Leksell, Beyer, Stille), periosteal elevators (Cobb, Freer), bone osteotomes, bone curettes, and joint surgery retractors. 316L stainless steel, ISO 13485 certified, CE marked. Available individually or as complete set configurations for orthopedic and spine surgical trays.