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heightiseverything

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Can you reuse mechanical nails?
« on: September 19, 2024, 01:25:58 PM »
I know that you generally can’t reuse the same precice nail, but what about other mechanical nails, e.g Guichet, Betzbone? Any ideas or references if that’s possible?
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Re: Can you reuse mechanical nails?
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2024, 01:33:16 PM »
Up. Relevant to the community.
« Last Edit: October 01, 2024, 02:05:59 PM by heightiseverything »
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Re: Can you reuse mechanical nails?
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2024, 03:01:27 PM »
Reuse of a nail that used previously may cause osteomyelitis pretty quickly.
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Re: Can you reuse mechanical nails?
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2024, 05:39:26 PM »
How common is osteomyelitis in LON tibia patients? I want to do it with patihar and noy exceed 4.5cm
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Re: Can you reuse mechanical nails?
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2024, 05:42:54 PM »
Quote from: Charizard on October 03, 2024, 03:01:27 PM
Reuse of a nail that used previously may cause osteomyelitis pretty quickly.

Do you know if most doctors allow you to keep the nails used after removal or are they their property? I was also thinking osteomyelitis could be avoided with proper disinfection.
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Re: Can you reuse mechanical nails?
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2024, 01:24:21 AM »
Theoretically, yes. Practically speaking, no.
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