Grips for holding scalpel. A, pencil grip; B, fingertip grip, C. palm grip.By permission from Slatter D, Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, Saunders, 2002

devil's grip

see devil's grip.

fingertip grip

a method of holding a scalpel between the thumb and other fingers with the palm over the handle.

palm grip

a method of holding a scalpel under the palm with the thumb pressing on the top of the blade and the fingers curled under and around the handle.

pencil grip

a method of holding a scalpel as a pencil between the thumb and first finger with the handle over the top of the space between them.

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