STEP 6
IMPLANTING THE STEM
Instruments
OPTION 2
TheSecur-FitAdvancedStemcan
alsobeinsertedusingtheModular
OffsetQuickConnectSteminserter.
Place tip of the inserter into the
driveholeofthestemtakingcareto
aligntheversiontabontheinserter
withtheslotinthestem(Figure15).
Thequickconnectdesignprovides
theinserterwithastablespring
connection,butitdoesnotprovide
amechanicallock.Therefore,
thisassemblyshouldbehandled
withcare,asexcessiveshaking
ormotionmayresultinthestem
dis-associatingfromtheinserter.
OPTION 3
ThreadtheModularThreadedStem
Inserter into the drive hole on the
proximalfaceofthestem(Figure16).
Theinsertershouldbefullythreaded
andsecuredtothestempriorto
impactiontopreventdamagetothe
threadsontheimplantortheinstru-
ment.Usingtheinserter,thestem
shouldbeinsertedintothefemoral
canaluntilitstops.
Figure14
OPTION 1
TheSecur-FitAdvancedStem
canbeinsertedbyhandandthen
impactedintotheboneusingthe
ModularStemImpactor(Figure14).
TheModularStemImpactorhasa
sphericaltip,whichisplacedonto
thedriveholeofthestem.This
instrumentallowsforoff-axisimpac-
tionofthestem.TheModularStem
Impactordoesnotconnecttothe
stem,and,therefore,canonlybe
usedfornalimpactionofthestem.
12 SECUR-FIT
®
ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUE
Instruments
Orthonomic Modular
Handle
1020-2900
Modular Stem Impactor
1020-1870
Modular Offset Quick Connect
Inserter
1020-1860
Modular Threaded Stem Inserter
1020-1800