VERTEBRAL OSTEOSYNTHESIS ASSEMBLY FORMED BY A VERTEBRAL OSTEOSYNTHESIS MATERIAL AND INSTRUMENTS FOR PLACING SAID MATERIAL

摘要

In this assembly, - each connecting piece (4, 5) comprises engaging means situated outside said conduit for engaging a connecting bar (6) and outside said conduit for engaging on an anchor member, making it possible to grasp said connecting piece (4, 5) using a handling instrument (1 ); - the assembly comprises at least one handling instrument (1 ) comprising engaging means complementary to those comprised by each connecting piece (4, 5); According to the invention, - each anchor member (3) is equipped with a proximal shaft (42), the length of which is such that it protrudes past the patient's skin after implantation of said anchor member (3) on a vertebra; and - each handling instrument (1 ) is tubular and can be engaged on the proximal shaft (42) of each anchor member (3) so as to allow the movement of a connecting piece (4, 5) grasped by the instrument (1 ) along the proximal shaft (42) of each anchor member (3).