bone saw

Orthopedic cutting tool

A bone saw is a surgical or butchering tool designed to cut through bone.

In medicine, bone saws are used in amputations, autopsies, and orthopedic procedures.

In butchery, they portion carcasses.

The tool may be manual with a fine-toothed blade or powered: The surgeon reached for the bone saw.

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tissue type cut

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Precise surgical knife

dermatome · suture needle · retractor · forceps

surgical precision

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Light-beam surgical instrument

medical action

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Transplanted skeletal tissue

surgical stapler · needle and thread

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