This report is being filed after subsequent review of the following journal article.A simple technique for removing a locking compression plate with a stripped locking screw.Kim, seok-jung., kim, min-up., j orthop trauma, volume 26, number 6, june 2012.This is a retrospective review of 2 patients and a straightforward technique to remove a locking compression plate (lcp) and screw with a stripped hexagonal recess.Locking compression plates (lcp; synthes, paoli, pa) are now widely viewed as the standard method for fracture treatment, and some promising clinical reports support this trend.However, along with their increased use, some of their limitations are also becoming evident, especially those regarding their removal.Therefore, we describe a simple, effective method of removing a locking compression plate with a stripped locking screw.If the hexagonal recess of the screw had been stripped during attempts at screw removal using a conical extraction device, we perform the following procedure after loosening the contact surface between the bone and the plate.Using a larger drill bit, another hole is drilled immediately adjacent to the screw through the nonlocking portion of the combination hole.The plate is struck along the line connecting the screw to the newly formed hole.Using an elevator, leverage force is then applied to the plate, which can be removed with the stripped screw attached.This technique can be used to remove plates with several stripped screws and does not require any special tools.This report is for an obese (b)(6) old who had a distal humeral shaft fracture and underwent open reduction and hybrid internal fixation using a lcp.One year postoperatively, the patient reported discomfort and limitation of elbow motion and elected to proceed with implant removal.A locking screw was found to be stripped and could not be removed using a conical extraction device.The stripped screw and plate was successfully removed using the described technique.A copy of this article is attached to this medwatch.This report is 1 of 4 for (b)(4) this report is for an unknown locking compression plate.
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Device used for treatment, not for diagnosis.A simple technique for removing a locking compression plate with a stripped locking screw.Kim, seok-jung., kim, min-up., j orthop trauma, volume 26, number 6, june 2012.This report is for an unknown plate/unknown quantity/unknown lot.Investigation could not be completed and no conclusion could be drawn as no device was returned and no lot number or part number was provided.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial medwatch, a follow-up medwatch will be filed as appropriate.
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