Extended tab bone screw system

A bone screw system comprising:

• an elongate fixation element adapted to engage a bone and having a head portion and a threaded shank portion;
• a receiving element defining an internal bore sized to receive the shank portion of the fixation element and a seat adapted to support the head portion of the fixation element, the receiving element comprising a pair of opposed legs separated by a rod receiving channel sized for complimentary engagement with a stabilizer rod, wherein the pair of opposed legs defines a compression element receiving chamber;
• a compression element configured to engage a portion of the receiving element and be complimentarily received in the compression element receiving chamber, the compression element configured to compress the stabilizer rod into the receiving element to fix the position of the stabilizer rod with respect to the receiving element;
• a pair of leg extensions extending away from and coupled to respective opposed legs of the receiving element, wherein the pair of leg extensions define a first insertion tool pathway therebetween and a second insertion tool pathway therebetween, and wherein the pair of leg extensions is coupled by a connector spanning the first insertion tool pathway, and wherein the second insertion tool pathway is substantially open.