Extractor/Compressor - Sign IM Nail and Interlocking Screw System Technique Manual

If the fracture needs compression, place the extractor-compressor on the locking bolt and
attach the compressor rod with the slap hammer attached. Back slap the fracture.
1. First, make sure the locking bolt is connected tightly to the nail through the
L-handle, figure 22.
Locking Bolt
Fig. 22
3. Place the slap
hammer weight on the
connector rod,
figure 24.
EXTRACTION - EXTRACTOR/COMPRESSOR
Fig. 24
4. Attach the connector rod to
the connector. The extractor-compressor
can now be used to extract the nail or
compress the fracture figure, 25.
2. Place the connector on the locking bolt
by sliding the head of the bolt into the base
of the connector, figure 23.
Connector
21
Fig. 23
Fig. 25