| abstract |
The surgical instrument set for inserting intervertebral endoprostheses, which consist of two end plates and a sliding core to be arranged between them, is distinguished by the fact that it has spreading pliers (9), which have a one at each front jaw at their front end (10, 11) End plate has around three sides and essentially U-shaped recess which holds the edge, the thickness of the expanding jaws (10, 11) in the expanding direction being substantially equal to the thickness of the end plates. |