Submitted

Use of a Metal Cutting Wheel Burr and Osteotome as a Screwdriver to Remove Imbedded Broken Pedicle Screws in the Revision of a High Grade Spondylolistheis

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Key finding

When standard broken-screw removal kits fail, surgeons can successfully extract embedded broken pedicle screws using just two common operating-room tools: a thin metal-cutting wheel burr to carve a groove in the screw stump, and an osteotome used like a flat-head screwdriver to twist it out.

Offers spine surgeons a low-cost rescue technique for broken pedicle screws during revision fusion, avoiding specialized instruments and reducing risk of pedicle damage.

Shown by Stephen J. Lewis

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