Forefoot compression bone screw SNAP-OFF

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Snap-off screws have a diameter of 2.0 mm and a length of 11 to 14 mm INSTRUMENTS 1 snap-off screw insertion kit. The kit may be included in F.A.S.T.® forefoot and midfoot screw ancillary equipment. INDICATIONS 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.