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Can you reuse mechanical nails?

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heightiseverything
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Posted on Sep 19, 2024, 1:25 pm
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I know that you generally can’t reuse the same precice nail, but what about other mechanical nails, e.g Guichet, Betzbone? Any ideas or references if that’s possible?
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Posted on Oct 1, 2024, 1:33 pm
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Up. Relevant to the community.
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Posted on Oct 3, 2024, 3:01 pm
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Reuse of a nail that used previously may cause osteomyelitis pretty quickly.
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Posted on Oct 3, 2024, 5:39 pm
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How common is osteomyelitis in LON tibia patients? I want to do it with patihar and noy exceed 4.5cm
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Posted on Oct 3, 2024, 5:42 pm
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Quote from: Charizard on October 03, 2024, 03:01:27 PMReuse of a nail that used previously may cause osteomyelitis pretty quickly.

Do you know if most doctors allow you to keep the nails used after removal or are they their property? I was also thinking osteomyelitis could be avoided with proper disinfection.
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Posted on Nov 15, 2024, 1:24 am
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Theoretically, yes. Practically speaking, no.
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