Freehand locking of intramedullary nail.
Placing a loop of suture on an intramedullary nail locking screw keeps the screw firmly on the screwdriver. The screw can be retrieved should the need arise.
Waldron
Vincent D
VD
Defiance Regional Medical Center, Defiance, Ohio, USA.
D001858:Bone Nails; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013537:Sutures