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“Fun” fact: chainsaws (not a forestry chainsaw, think more of those portable survival chain saws) were invented by an obstetrician to more quickly separate the pelvis for difficult childbirth.
Also consider: electricity, germ theory and anaesthetics were not developed at this point.
We still use manual driven chain saws in orthopedics surgeries.
Is that the osteotome, or is there a newer name?
Na na... The osteotome is a blade(if you want to call it that) with cutting surface on both sides. It is the bone saw
Apparently Google says both of them of as osteotome, but my medical books never referred to them as such... So who knows
Both terrifying in different ways.
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