Gigli saw
identifier
ID 570
morphology
craft
craft
holotype
Uit: SCHAERER: 605.
alias
wire saw (surgeon)
description
Saw consisting of a thin, twisted steel wire (approx. 35-75 cm long) to which a handle is hooked on both ends. It is used by the surgeon to cut bones and can be distinguished from the wire saw used by the lumberman.
The steel wire can also be stretched in an arc-shaped frame with a T or D handle.
See also the amputating saw. [MOT]
