Sklar Army Pattern Osteotome, 12mm
A 6-1/2 inch osteotome used for controlled bone cutting in orthopedic surgery, available with widths from 6mm to 18mm. It is built for repeated sterilisation and use across many cases.
The Sklar Army Pattern Osteotome is a bone cutting instrument measuring 6-1/2 inches, built to the widely recognised Army pattern used across general orthopedic surgery for making controlled, flat cuts through bone during osteotomies, bone graft procedures and joint reconstruction work. This listing spans three width variants of the same osteotome, ranging from 6mm up to 18mm, giving the surgical team a choice between narrower widths suited to finer, more precise cuts and wider widths suited to faster clearance of larger bone sections.
Like other osteotomes, it is typically advanced through bone with mallet strikes delivered in a controlled, incremental manner rather than by continuous hand pressure. Because the Army pattern is a general purpose orthopedic design used across a broad range of procedures rather than being tied to one specific technique, orthopedic instrument trays commonly stock the full range of widths from this family as baseline bone cutting instruments alongside more specialised osteotome patterns.
