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I am pleased to share that I have recently joined the ARCHIMED team as an Operating Partner. ARCHIMED is a global private equity firm focused…
I am pleased to share that I have recently joined the ARCHIMED team as an Operating Partner. ARCHIMED is a global private equity firm focused…
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I am excited to announce that today was my first day at Pactiv Evergreen Inc., working as a Staff Accountant with the Fixed Assets team in Lake…
I am excited to announce that today was my first day at Pactiv Evergreen Inc., working as a Staff Accountant with the Fixed Assets team in Lake…
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I am so ecstatic to announce that I have been admitted to UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing in their Master’s of Nursing Leadership and…
I am so ecstatic to announce that I have been admitted to UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing in their Master’s of Nursing Leadership and…
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An excellent opportunity to grow your career and financial skills while positively impacting the life of our patients.
An excellent opportunity to grow your career and financial skills while positively impacting the life of our patients.
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I am trying so hard not to be a total jerk to anti-vaxxers but I am really, really, really losing patience here. I am really unhappy that my whole…
I am trying so hard not to be a total jerk to anti-vaxxers but I am really, really, really losing patience here. I am really unhappy that my whole…
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Toxic work cultures make Best Employees Quit
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Congratulations to the Pain Theraies North and South Florida Clinical Teams on your nation leading performancel! Thank you for the standard of care…
Congratulations to the Pain Theraies North and South Florida Clinical Teams on your nation leading performancel! Thank you for the standard of care…
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Excited to have one of FONA's own cultural leaders, Barb Pugesek, speak at Chicagoland Food & Beverage Network's Innovation Breakfast next…
Excited to have one of FONA's own cultural leaders, Barb Pugesek, speak at Chicagoland Food & Beverage Network's Innovation Breakfast next…
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Big day at FONA! We reached a huge growth goal today and celebrated in style—including coming together for cake, and a big gift for all employees!…
Big day at FONA! We reached a huge growth goal today and celebrated in style—including coming together for cake, and a big gift for all employees!…
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Most Rongeurs Don’t Fail. They’re Misused. Choosing a rongeur isn’t about brand names. It’s about force transmission, metallurgy, and anatomy. If your rongeur chips, jams, or snaps, 90% of the time it’s not a quality issue. It’s a mechanical mismatch. 🦴 1️⃣ Double-Action vs Single-Action This is pure physics. Double-action rongeurs (Ruskin, Leksell) • Compound hinge = force amplifier • Less hand fatigue, higher bite force • Built for hard cortical bone, trauma debridement, osteotomy edges 👉 If dense bone exhausts your hand, you don’t need more strength — you need leverage. Single-action rongeurs (Luer, Friedman) • Class I lever mechanics • Lower force, higher tactile feedback • Ideal for ENT, delicate work, severely osteoporotic bone 👉 Precision over power. Always. 🧠 2️⃣ The Kerrison Matrix: Millimeters Matter For spine surgeons, selection errors = instrument failure. Thin / micro footplate • Entry only • Severe stenosis, nerve root access • ⚠️ Never pry — thin metal + torsion = instant fatigue fracture Standard footplate • Once space is created • Large decompression • Otherwise it’s “using a needle to move a rock” Angles • 40°: ergonomic posterior decompression • 90°: over-the-top, contralateral lamina work ⚠️ 3️⃣ Why Do Rongeurs Chip? (Metallurgy Truth) High-end rongeurs use 440C stainless steel • Hardness: HRC 58–60 • Razor sharp, wear-resistant • But… brittle 👉 The sharper the steel, 👉 the less forgiving it is to side force and twisting. 420 steel bends. 440C fractures. And many failures don’t start in surgery. ☠️ Stress Corrosion Cracking • Long soaking in saline • Chloride ions destroy the passive oxide layer • Micro-pitting becomes tomorrow’s fracture Damage is often born in CSSD, not the OR. 🔒 4️⃣ Three Rules That Save Your Rongeur Rule #1: No Levering. Ever. Insert → Bite → Release → Remove ❌ No twisting ❌ No prying Rule #2: Bite Discipline Hard cortex ≠ full jaw bite Thin first. Drill if needed. Small bites protect edges and joints. Rule #3: Absolute Red Line ❌ Pituitary rongeurs are NOT bone rongeurs Soft tissue only. Bone = guaranteed damage. 🎯 Final Thought If you need your whole body to squeeze a rongeur, the problem isn’t your strength. It’s tool choice or surgical sequence. 👉 Don’t fight the bone. 👉 Outsmart it. #OrthopedicInstruments #Rongeur #SpineSurgery #TraumaSurgery #SurgicalInstruments #MedicalDevices #HospitalProcurement #OEMMedical
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