Gigli saw explained

A Gigli saw is a flexible wire saw used by surgeons for bone cutting.^[1] A Gigli saw is used mainly for amputation, where the bones have to be smoothly cut at the level of amputation.^[2] It is also used in veterinary medicine for cutting antler, horn, and tusks, as well as bone.

The saw was invented by Leonardo Gigli, an Italian obstetrician, to simplify the performance of a lateral pubiotomy in obstructed labour.^[3]

It is featured in the 2023 American horror film Saw X.^[4]

See also

• Instruments used in general surgery

Notes and References

1. Tomita K, Kawahara N., The threadwire saw: a new device for cutting bone, in J Bone Joint Surg Am, vol. 78, n. 12, dicembre 1996, pp. 1915-1917,
2. Kojiro Wada, Kentaro Mori, Terushige Toyooka, Naoki Otani, Kazuya Fujii, Hideaki Ueno, Satoshi Tomura, Arata Tomiyama, Safe fronto-orbito-zygomatic osteotomy using a diamond-coated threadwire saw in orbito-zygomatic craniotomy, in Asian J Neurosurg, vol. 10, n. 3, 2015, pp. 250-252
3. Brunori . A. . Bruni . P. . Greco . R. . Giuffré . R. . Chiappetta . F. . Celebrating the centennial (1894-1994): Leonardo Gigli and his wire saw. . J. Neurosurg. . 82 . 6 . 1086–90 . Jun 1995 . 10.3171/jns.1995.82.6.1086 . 7760186 . free .
4. Web site: It's a trap! All of the goriest 'Saw' horror devices, ranked (including new 'Saw X' movie) . 2023-10-22 . USA TODAY . en-US.