A Cross Cut Bone File is a surgical file with a working surface featuring crisscrossing (crosshatched) teeth. This design allows for aggressive bone removal in multiple directions, making it highly effective for rapidly smoothing large, irregular bony surfaces, reducing prominences, or preparing bone for grafting. It is commonly used in orthopedic surgery for joint preparation, in neurosurgery for cranioplasty, and in maxillofacial surgery for major contouring.

Key Features:

  • Crosshatched (crisscrossing) teeth for aggressive, multi-directional bone removal.

  • Efficiently reduces bone volume and smooths large, irregular surfaces.

  • Ideal for preparing bone graft recipient sites, joint surfaces, or cranial defects.

  • Provides a faster filing action compared to single-direction files.

  • Available in various shapes (flat, round, curved) for different anatomical needs.

  • Essential for major bone reshaping in reconstructive surgery.

Rapidly reshape and smooth large bony areas with the aggressive action of a Cross Cut Bone File from Medic Instrument.

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Miller-Colburn Cross-cut Bone File

  • Length 7-1/4"(184mm)
  • Double-ended
  • Working ends are 6.2mm and 4.8mm wide
  • 25-degree Angle
  • Corrosion resistant