INLAID ARTICULAR IMPLANT
First Claim
1. An inlaid articular implant for implantation in a recess created in an articular surface on a bone, the implant comprising:
- a body having an outer surface configured and dimensioned to form a continuation of the articular surface when implanted in the recess, wherein the implant includes a material that promotes biological resurfacing of the bone.
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Abstract
A method is provided for performing a total knee arthroplasty. The method includes making a primary incision near a knee joint of a patient and resecting medial and lateral condyles of the femur of the leg to create at least one femoral cut surface. The resecting step is performed without dislocating the knee joint. The method also includes balancing various ligament tensions to obtain desired tension and moving a femoral component of a total knee implant through the primary incision. The method further includes positioning the femoral component with respect to the at least one femoral cut surface.
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20 Claims
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1. An inlaid articular implant for implantation in a recess created in an articular surface on a bone, the implant comprising:
a body having an outer surface configured and dimensioned to form a continuation of the articular surface when implanted in the recess, wherein the implant includes a material that promotes biological resurfacing of the bone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An inlaid articular implant for implantation in a recess created in an articular surface on a bone, the implant comprising:
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an outer layer having an outer surface configured and dimensioned to form a continuation of the articular surface when implanted in the recess; and
a base layer having an inner surface configured and dimensioned to engage bone tissue when inserted in the recess, wherein the outer layer includes cartilage and the inner layer includes a bone growth promoting material. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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