Determine Implant Size
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Determine implant size
Instruments
389.193
P
a
r
a
llel Distr
a
ctor
8203
Preoper
a
tive Pl
a
nner
Determine the height of the corpectomy site using the
p
a
r
a
llel distr
a
ctor. The sc
a
le on the h
a
ndle of the p
a
r
a
llel
distr
a
ctor indic
a
tes the height of the impl
a
nt needed to fill
the void. Use the preoper
a
tive pl
a
nner
a
nd the following tips
for e
a
se of impl
a
nt selection:
– The height of the impl
a
nt in its st
a
rting position should
b
e
less th
a
n the undistr
a
cted corpectomy height.
– Su
b
tr
a
ct 4 mm from the v
a
lue re
a
d on the distr
a
ctor sc
a
le
to
a
ccount for the height of the three t
a
llest spikes.
– The m
a
ximum exp
a
nded height of the impl
a
nt should
exceed the me
a
sured corpectomy height.
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Pick up implant
Instrument
389.204
Impl
a
nt Holder
Gr
a
sp the impl
a
nt with the impl
a
nt holder close to the
locking ring, with the rele
a
se opening f
a
cing the user.
Note:
For the sm
a
llest impl
a
nts (495.315
a
nd 495.316)
pl
a
ce the impl
a
nt holder close to the lower impl
a
nt endpl
a
te
(see Step 8 on p
a
ge 10).
Synthes Spine
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