Pokharel, R KLakhey, R BKafle, DPokharel, BDhakal, R KSigdel, ALalit, TShah, L LKafle, D2026-05-202026-05-202013https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/6118R K Pokharel Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (Spine Unit), Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal R B Lakhey Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (Spine Unit), Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal B Pokharel Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (Spine Unit), Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal R K Dhakal Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (Spine Unit), Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal A Sigdel Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (Spine Unit), Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal T Lalit Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (Spine Unit), Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal LL Shah Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (Spine Unit), Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal D Kafle Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (Spine Unit), Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, NepalAbstract Breakage of hardware is not an uncommon complication in spine surgery practice. Pedicle screw breakage is the commonest instrument failure encountered in spine surgery, and different relatively simple, techniques have been recommended to retrieve the threaded part of it. Per-operative breakage of an instrument like pedicle seeker and jaw of disc forceps is unpredictable and removal of an unthreaded smooth implant is difficult. We experienced breakage of the pedicle seeker while putting a pedicle screw in a case of spondylolisthesis and breakage of the mobile jaw of a disc forceps in another case of prolapsed intervertebral disc. Here we present an innovative technique of removal of the broken instrument through the pedicle. Regular maintenance and replacement of al old instrument is recommended. Keywords: per-operative instrument breakage, spine surgeryen-USper-operative instrument breakagespine surgeryArticle