It was reported that the sterile packed mica 2.5 hex drivers shattered inside patient while attempting to remove a screw.Two drivers broke and stripped the threads inside of screw head, a 3rd driver was used to advance a separate screw forward with no issues.The patient was booked for removal of hardware, hardware was unable to be removed and is still impinging upon soft tissues.Incision site was opened significantly and bone around implant was carved out in attempt to retrieve head with no success.Case lasted much longer than anticipated due to these issues.
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