Rod reducing apparatus and associated methods

A rod-reducing system comprising:

• a reducing head comprising tabs, wherein a channel is defined between the tabs;
• a driving apparatus comprising a shaft portion;
• a rod-reducing apparatus, wherein the rod-reducing apparatus comprises:
• a housing comprising a threaded through bore, wherein the housing is configured for attachment to the tabs of the reducing head;
• a reduction shaft comprising a shaft portion, a connector portion at a proximal end of the shaft portion, and a through bore in the shaft portion, wherein the shaft portion is configured to be received within the threaded through bore of the housing, wherein the connector portion is configured for engagement with the driving apparatus;
• and
• a locking cap driver comprising a shaft portion that is configured to be received within the through bore of the reduction shaft, wherein a distal end of the shaft portion is configured for engagement with a locking cap assembly, and wherein a proximal end of the shaft portion is configured for engagement with the driving apparatus;
• wherein the reduction shaft is configured to thread through the housing and into the channel in the reducing head with the shaft portion of the locking cap driver disposed in the through bore in the reduction shaft,
• wherein the housing comprises a clip-on assembly coupled to the housing to secure the housing to the reducing head, and
• wherein the clip-on assembly is configured to be received into the channel defined by the tabs of the reducing head.