Spinal rod locking holder

A method for rotating a spinal rod comprising:

• positioning a sprocket assembly of a locking holder over an end of a spinal rod;
• compressing a moveable handle of the locking holder towards a fixed handle of the locking holder to move a pawl into engagement with an outer surface of the sprocket assembly such that the sprocket assembly is rotatably fixed relative to the fixed handle and an opening defined by the sprocket assembly is urged inward to reduce a dimension of the opening;
• rotating the fixed handle with the moveable handle compressed to affect rotation of the spinal rod about a longitudinal axis defined by the spinal rod;
• releasing the moveable handle such that the pawl is permitted to disengage the outer surface of the sprocket assembly;
• and
• rotating the fixed handle with the moveable handle released such that the fixed handle rotates about the sprocket assembly.