Veterinary post-mortem technic / by Walter J. Crocker.

  • Crocker, Walter J. (Walter James), 1885-
Date:
[1918]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Veterinary post-mortem technic / by Walter J. Crocker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The cross chisel is a combination hammer, chisel and round-edged wedge. The upright has a very sharp edge. The length of the cross piece is 12 cm. (434”), that of the upright 13 cm. (ca 514”). ‘This instrument is used in pry- ing off the calvarium of small animals after the cranial bones have been cut, and it is used for removing the perios- Ftc. 25.—Cross chisel and proper position for use of the chisel end. Fie. 26.—Dexler’s rachiotome (Schmey). teum. The cross chisel (Fig. 25) is made like a capital T. To use it grasp the instrument so that it lies in the palm of the hand with the upright sharp chisel portion passing backward and downward below the wrist. The right half of the cross-piece with the hammer head should lie between the thumb and forefinger, and the left half of the cross- piece or wedge end should pass between the first two fingers.
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