Verify Locking Ring is Closed
12
Synthes Spine
Synex System Technique Guide
9
Verify locking ring is closed
After exp
a
nsion, check the closure of the locking ring. If there
is
a
g
a
p of
a
pproxim
a
tely 1 mm (Figure 1), the impl
a
nt height
is secure. If the slot is l
a
rger (Figure 2), exp
a
nd the impl
a
nt
slightly to eng
a
ge the locking ring.
10
Place bone graft
R
a
diogr
a
phic
a
lly verify the position of the impl
a
nt in rel
a
tion
to the verte
b
r
a
l
b
odies in the front
a
l
a
nd s
a
gitt
a
l pl
a
nes
intr
a
oper
a
tively.
P
a
ck
b
one gr
a
ft in
a
nd
a
round the c
a
ge, especi
a
lly the
a
nterior zone of the corpectomy site.
Figure 1
Figure 2
