The periosteal elevator used to dissection of periosteum for the visualization of the fractured bone or screwing and in the incision of bone.
Also called Cottles elevator and pierce elevator
Availability
Single or double ended
The sharp or blunt end
Types of periosteal elevator
Chandler elevator
Cobb elevator
Converse elevator
Freer Elevator
Farabeuf elevator
Joseph elevator
Key elevator
Langenbeck elevator
Penfield elevator
Sayre elevator
Freer Elevator
To dissect the tissue from the bone and cartilage and also to dissect cartilage, periosteum from the bone
It is used widely in orthopedic, ENT, Neurosurgery, Facial surgery
comfortable in handling bone wax to hold and apply on bleeding edges.
It is used in the neurosurgery and orthopedic to control bleeding using bone wax.