Foot & Ankle Surgery Instruments
Clear Choice Medical has new and used foot instruments and ankle surgery instruments listed here, including podiatry sets, elevators and drill guides.
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Podiatry instruments on this page also include cannulated instruments, and ankle instruments are listed alongside the foot pieces. Treat the page label as a general grouping, since the maker and part number in each title say more. Titles name makers such as Arthrex, Stryker and Wright Medical. Those names show who made each item and imply no affiliation with Clear Choice Medical.
Elevators differ in blade width, tip shape and overall length, so compare those details across similar listings. Drill guides and cannulated pieces are sized to a wire or drill diameter, so confirm that figure in millimeters. For foot surgery instruments sold as sets, compare the part numbers against your own tray list to see which pieces are present. Availability changes as items sell, so browse the current listings for exact details. If a marking is hard to read, contact Clear Choice Medical about that listing before you order.
Common questions about Foot & Ankle
What is the difference between an osteotome and a chisel?
An osteotome is typically beveled on both sides of its cutting edge, while a surgical chisel is beveled on one side. That is how the GMDN device vocabulary separates the two. Both are driven by striking the end with a mallet. Osteotomes are listed by blade width and by a straight or curved edge. Jarit lists its Hoke osteotomes from 1/8 inch to 5/8 inch wide at 5-1/2 inches long. Sklar gives the same pattern in millimeter widths, such as 4 mm and 6 mm. Check the bevel in the listing photos when a title does not name the type.
Are podiatry instruments the same as foot surgery instruments?
The two labels overlap, but podiatry instruments cover a wider range than surgical instruments alone. The American Podiatric Medical Association defines a podiatrist as a physician and surgeon who treats the foot, the ankle and related structures of the leg. Instrument catalogs can use the podiatry label just as broadly. One maker's podiatry section runs from nail care tools to foot surgery instruments such as osteotomes. So a podiatry tag in a title points to the specialty rather than the instrument type. Makers can tag one instrument with both podiatry and orthopedics, so read the instrument name itself.
What is a McGlamry metatarsal elevator?
A McGlamry elevator is a named elevator pattern found in foot instrument systems, and several makers produce their own version. Arthrex, Smith & Nephew, ConMed and Trilliant Surgical all list one. Device records file some as periosteal elevators and others as bone elevators. Arthrex sells McGlamry metatarsal elevators in 11 mm and 13 mm blade widths. Another catalog lists a 13 mm version with a curved sharp blade and a flat handle. Because each maker's design differs, read the maker name and catalog number in the title before you compare dimensions.