Question
Identify the instrument shown in the photograph below ,which is used in ENT surgeries.
A. Hazek’s punch forceps.
B. Walsham’s forceps.
C. Asche’s septal forceps.
D. Luc’s forceps.
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Ans: B. Walsham’s forceps.
Walsham’s forceps is used in reduction of nasal bone fracture by correcting lateral deviation of a fractured nose, by disimpacting and repositioning the bone fragments.
| Asch Forceps | Walsham Forceps |
| Angled Blades | Straight Blades |
| No rubber tube on tip | Rubber tube on one tip to protect skin |
| Gap seen between prongs on approximation | No gap is seen |
| Stout | Smaller in size |
| Used to elevate and straighten the septum | Use to refracture and realign the nasal bones |