Femoral Head Extractor
Also called Corkscrew, Corkscrew head remover, Cork screw attachment
- Length
- 7⅝ in
A corkscrew-tipped extractor that is screwed into the femoral head and pulled with a T-handle.
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Removing the femoral head (or the broken head and neck piece in a hip fracture) after the neck cut. It is drilled into the head and the head is pulled out slowly with the T-handle. Campbell notes it can be placed before the neck is cut.
Sizes & variants
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
Hip tray: corkscrew head remover, 12.7 diameter, 194 mm. Stryker DART Femoral Head Extractor 1440-1010 with Large T-Handle 1101-2200. Zimmer Biomet Echo: Cork Screw Attachment for T-Handle 31-555605, or for Cinch Handle 31-555617.
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