Hand Table
Arm and Hand Table · Hand Surgery Table · Arm Table · Multilok Hand Table
A flat padded or carbon fiber board that clamps to the side rail of the OR table and sticks out at the patient's shoulder, held level by a single adjustable leg to the floor. Tops are rectangular or hourglass shaped.
On the table
What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Holds the patient's arm out to the side for hand, wrist and forearm surgery, such as carpal tunnel release, ganglionGANG-glee-unA cluster of nerve cell bodies outside the brain and spinal cord; plural ganglia.Full entry excisionek-SIZH-unCutting out tissue, such as a growth or damaged area, during surgery.Full entry , wrist arthroscopy and fracture fixation. The patient lies supine near the edge of the table with the arm extended on it.
Lengths and variants
Padded tables, and radiolucent tables (phenolic or carbon fiber) that let the C-arm image the hand. Multilok-type systems add a locking base, a single-use sterile top and posts and ties to hold the hand and fingers in place.
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3 sources
- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 23 (Orthopedic Surgery), p. 538 and p. 551
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 29 (Orthopedic Surgery), p. 795
- usamedicalsurgical.com
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