Synthes USS Universal, Surgical Technique

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Surgical Technique USS™ Universal Spine System DePuy Synthes 1
Table of Contents
Introdution
AO Spine Principles 2
Surgical Technique
Picking up implants 3
Pedicle screw positioning (posterior instrumentation) 4
Pedicle screw positioning with washers
(anterior instrumentation only)
5
Pedicle hook positioning 7
Lamina hook positioning 9
Angled lamina hook positioning 10
Rod contouring 11
Introducing rods into side-opening implants 12
Distraction or compression of adjacent implants 15
Locking side-opening implants to a rod 16
Connecting a rod to an implant with closed rod
connectors
17
Connecting two rods with cross-link clamps 18
Indications and Contraindications 20
Bibliography 21
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