Synthes The Titanium Femoral Nail System, Technique Manual

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Insert the Spiral Blade
Insert the Spiral Blade connecting
screw into the Spiral Blade
inserter. Thread the connecting
screw into the Spiral Blade and
tighten the assembly with the
spanner wrench.
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Insert the black cannulated
trocar into the 13 mm
protection sleeve, and pass
this assembly over the guide
wire to spread the tissue.
Press the protection sleeve
firmly to bone, and remove
the trocar.
Couple the 13 mm cannulated
drill bit to a power drill.
Pass the drill bit over the
guide wire and open the
lateral cortex. The shoulder
of the drill bit will contact the
protection sleeve, preventing
overpenetration of the bit.
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Spiral Blade insertion assembly:
The T-handle of the inserter is in the same plane as the Spiral Blade tip.
The surgeon always has an external indicator of Spiral Blade tip position,
facilitating easy insertion of the blade through the nail slot.
Insert trocar through protection
sleeve
Open lateral cortex
Spiral Blade Locking
(continued)