Denham Pin
Date1990-2004
Object NamePin
MediumSteel
ClassificationsMedicine and Healthcare
Dimensions0.5 x 22cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2004 by Mr G P Ashcroft.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS069415
About MeDenham pin; for providing skeletal traction by being introduced through bone of tibia to give a pull via extension cords on femur in cases of femoral fracture; the pin should be introduced from medial side (threaded at 3.75"from this end) so that there is no danger of other leg being impaled on point should cap come off. The thread should engage on cortical bone. The nurse needs to know if a Denhams pin or a Steinmann's pin has been inserted in theatre as the method of extraction differs from that of the unthreaded Steinmann Pin.Woodend Hospital (Oldmill Hospital)
Woodend Hospital (Oldmill Hospital)
1990-2004
