title: [The effect of hot air sterilization on the sharpness of bone knives].
abstract: The cutting edge of a bone-knife was examined with a Raster Electron Microscope before, after one and after six cycles of hot-air-sterilisation. No changes could be observed and no loss of sharpness was evident. Thus, sterilisation of unsterile but unused bone-knives is possible without impairment of sharpness.
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*; D013525:Surgical Instruments
vernacular_title: Einfluss der Heissluftsterilisation auf die Schärfe von Knochenmessern.