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Abstract

A kit of parts, surgical item, method for adapting a surgical item and computer implemented method for tracking a marked surgical item are described. The kit of parts can include a surgical item, a marker assembly and at least one further marker separate to the marker assembly. The marker assembly comprises at least two markers and can be attached to the surgical item at a plurality of positions. The further marker can be mounted on the surgical item at a fixed position on the surgical item relative to a part of the surgical item to be tracked. When assembled, the position of said further marker relative to said marker assembly allows a tracking system to track the part of the surgical item with the marker assembly at any of the plurality of positions.

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