12 DePuy Synthes 3.5 mm LCP
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Extra-articular Distal Humerus Plate Surgical Technique
Insert Two Most Distal Locking Screws
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Insert two most distal locking screws
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Select a locking screw of the appropriate length.
Insert the locking screw with the appropriate screwdriver
shaft (hexagonal or StarDrive Recess) attached to the 1.5 Nm
torque limiting attachment (TLA).
Insert the screw manually or by power until a click is heard.
If a power tool is used, reduce speed when inserting the head
of the locking screw into the plate.
Repeat this process for the second-most-distal locking screw.
Note:
If additional compression of the distal fragment to
the plate is needed, insert a 4.0 mm cancellous screw before
inserting the locking screws. This screw may be inserted into
one of the proximal locking holes in the head of the plate
(but not one of the two most distal holes). After fixation with
locking screws through the remaining holes, this screw can
be replaced with a locking screw.
Insert locking screws into the remaining head holes.
