Orthopedic instrument

Abstract

To provide an orthopedic apparatus with which a surgeon can perform a trimming operation safely without damaging blood vessels and nerves in the vicinity of an angle of jaw and without the need to make a large incision and a surgeon can perform a trimming operation by one hand with a smaller number of persons required for the operation. The orthopedic apparatus has: a shank (11); a fan-shaped member (12) which is provided at the front end of the shank (11); and a coupling (13) which is provided at the rear end of the shank and to be connected to a driving source. The fan-shaped member (12) is inclined with respect to an extension (L) of the shank (inclination angle θ); file ridges (14) are formed on the fan-shaped member (12)'s surface (reverse side) which is oriented toward the rear end of the shank; and the shank (11) is constructed so as to rotate into a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction continuously.

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