Bone lag screw, which consists of a single piece of solid cylindrical metal with a 1.6 cm section of larger diameter threading at the tip and a larger diameter rounded end with a hexagonal socket in the centre.
Bone lag screw, which consists of a single piece of solid cylindrical metal with a 1.6 cm section of larger diameter threading at the tip and a larger diameter rounded end with a hexagonal socket in the centre.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used at Kingston General Hospital by Dr. Charles Sorbie
Dates
1960
1965
circa 1960-1965
Date Remarks
Used between 1960 and 1965
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
None
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E2-6
Length
9.4 cm
Diameter
0.8 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 9.4 cm x Diameter 0.8 cm
Condition Remarks
The metal shows minor wear only; no corrosion is visible.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Person
Reference Comments
Dr. Charles Sorbie; "Original Instruments and Implants of the Association for the Study of Internal Fixation," by Synthes, 1992, p. 2-4