Wilson Frame
Wilson Laminectomy Frame · Wilson Plus Frame · Prone Positioning Frame · Laminectomy Frame
A low frame that sits on top of the OR table with two long padded bolsters running side by side. A hand crank raises the middle into an arch; the frame is made of radiolucent carbon and plastic and stores upright on a wheeled cart.
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 prone and flexed for posterior spine surgery such as laminectomy, decompression, discectomy and microdiscectomy, and for coccyxKOK-siksThe small, triangle-shaped bone at the very bottom of the spine; the tailbone.Full entry surgery. The two pads support the body from the shoulders to the iliacIL-ee-akHaving to do with the ilium, the large, wing-shaped upper part of the hip bone.Full entry crests so the abdomen hangs free, which helps breathing and takes pressure off the abdomen, and the arch opens the disc spaces.
Lengths and variants
Models that mount on a Jackson spine table and universal models that fit a general OR table. The pads slide sideways (up to about 10 inches on one model) to fit the patient.
What experienced techs know
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4 sources
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 6 (Positioning the Patient for Surgery), p. 161 (Table 6.3), p. 168 to 170
- AST. Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. 4th ed. Chapter 21 (Orthopedic Surgery), p. 912
- AST. Surgical Technology Study Guide and Lab Manual. 4th ed. Skill Assessment 12-16
- somatechnology.com
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