SNAP-OFF SCREWS

Characteristics:

Snap-off screws have a diameter of 2.0 mm and a length of 11 to 14 mm

Material:

Titanium (TA6V ELI ISO 5832-3)/Sterile packaging

1 snap-off screw insertion kit.

The kit may be included in F.A.S.T.® forefoot and midfoot screw ancillary equipment.

Snap-off screws are indicated in the following cases:

• Maintaining and setting osteotomies (head of the 1st metatarsal, metatarsal
  osteotomies, phalangeal osteotomies, Weil’s osteotomy).
• Treating foot fractures.

Contraindications of snap-off screws are:

• Acute or chronic local or systemic infections, (heart diseases, uncompensated diabetes, constant hemodialysis, weakened immune system, etc.)
  • Severe muscular, neurological or vascular deficiencies affecting the extremity concerned.
  • Destruction, loss or bad bone quality that may affect the implant’s stability, severe osteoporosis, local bone tumours.
  • Any affection that could contraindicate the use of a rigid fixation in general.
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco or medication abuse.
  • A patient’s intellectual incapacity to understand the surgeon’s instructions.
  • Systemic or metabolic issues.
  • Obesity, excess weight, intense activity, intensive sports training, falls.