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Bone surgical clamps designed to hold small bones or bone fragments, usually during delicate procedures involving the repositioning of fractured or dislocated bones. These clamps are typically handheld, small manual instruments including two parts pivoted at the center; each part has a blunt curved (rounded) distal end and a proximal end conformed as a handle; most devices include ratchet mechanisms. They are also used to hold small bones (e.g., fingers, toes) during excision with other instruments (e.g., cutting forceps).
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