Unit 2 of 17 · Free

The Trauma Toolbox

Plates, nails, frames and wires — what each one does, which size goes where, and how a complete set reaches the operating room. Then find out why a plate bent.

Open Unit 2 free

8 hands-on lessons, then a case · about 30–45 minutes

A bone plate, screws, a nail and wires on dark slate

What you’ll learn

01Four ways to hold a bone
02Compression or locking
03A family of screws
04Nails: from the inside
05Frames: from the outside
06The right length
07The instrument set
08Getting the set to surgery