Implant Removal
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Disengage locking mechanism
Instruments
357.396 Extraction Screw for TFN
357.406 Screwdriver, hexagonal,
5.0 mm, flexible
357.414 Socket, hexagonal,
11.0 mm,
length 180 mm
357.415 Shaft, hexagonal
5.0 mm,
length 210 mm
357.427 Screwdriver, hexagonal
5.0 mm
Use the 5.0 mm flexible hexagonal screwdriver, 5.0 mm
hexagonal shaft, the 5.0 mm hexagonal screwdriver or
11 mm cannulated hexagonal socket to remove the end cap.
Thread the nail extraction screw into the top of the nail. Pass
the 5.0 mm flexible hexagonal screwdriver through the ex-
traction screw and engage the hex in the locking mechanism.
Turn the locking mechanism counterclockwise until it stops.
The locking mechanism is now disengaged.
Technique tip:
It may be easier to align the extraction screw
with the top of the nail if the flexible screwdriver is passed
through the extraction screw first and then both instruments
placed in the top of the nail.
Important:
Do not attempt to extract the nail at this point.
TFN – Titanium Trochanteric Fixation Nail System
Technique Guide
Synthes
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