Implants for osteosynthesis. Skeletal pins and wires - Specification for dimensions of Steinmann skeletal pins
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1 Scope
This part of ISO 5838 specifies the dimensions of Steinmann skeletal pins. Material and mechanical requirements are covered by ISO 5838-1.
NOTE 1 Attention is drawn to the possible need for different designs of points depending on such factors as the method of insertion, and the site of insertion, i.e. whether the bone is cancellous or cortical.
Product Details
Descriptors
Wire nails
Implants (surgical)
Nails
Medical equipment
Surgical equipment
Orthopaedics
Marking
Musculoskeletal system
Pins (nails)
Dimensions
Angles (geometry)
Surgery
Design
ICS Codes
11.040.40 Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics