The broken section of the implant is easily removed with a trephine which cores out the implant and a small amount of bone much the same way one would core out an apple.
The photo shows the removed implant with a slight core of bone around it. The left end of the implant is the fracture site.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 22 March 2007 )
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