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TFN – Titanium Trochanteric Fixation Nail System
Technique Guide
Option 2
Implant Removal
3
Align extraction hook
Insert the extraction hook and explanted near nail fragment
into the medullary canal. The near nail fragment aligns
the extraction hook with the cannulation of the distant nail
fragment.
2
Ream canal
Ream the medullary canal 1 mm larger than the nail dia -
meter to clear a path for the distant nail fragment.
1
Remove near nail fragment
Attach the appropriate extraction bolt or extraction screw to
the nail. Remove the near nail fragment using the extraction
bolt or extraction screw.
Note:
The extraction hook can be used as an alternative
to extraction instrumentation.