TIBIAL INSERT AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING THE SAME
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1. A tibial insert comprising:
- a platform including an upper bearing surface,a first keel extending downwardly from the platform such that a longitudinal axis of the first keel is generally parallel with an inboard surface of the platform, anda second keel extending downwardly from the platform such that a longitudinal axis of the second keel is generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of the first keel.
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Abstract
A tibial insert includes a platform defining an upper bearing surface and first and second keels extending downwardly from the platform. Each of the first and second keels includes an angled anterior face. A surgical method for knee arthroplasty is also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A tibial insert comprising:
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a platform including an upper bearing surface, a first keel extending downwardly from the platform such that a longitudinal axis of the first keel is generally parallel with an inboard surface of the platform, and a second keel extending downwardly from the platform such that a longitudinal axis of the second keel is generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of the first keel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A tibial insert comprising:
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a platform including an upper bearing surface, a first keel extending downwardly from the platform and including a first angled anterior face, a second keel extending downwardly from the platform and including a second angled anterior face, wherein the second angled anterior face of the second keel is positioned posteriorly from an anterior face of the first keel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A surgical method for knee arthroplasty comprising:
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resecting at least a portion of a condyle to create a surgically-prepared, generally horizontal surface, forming a first slot in the surgically-prepared, generally horizontal surface such that the first slot is positioned between and spaced-apart from an anterior surface of the tibia and a posterior surface of the tibia, forming a second slot in the surgically-prepared, generally horizontal surface such that the second slot is positioned between and spaced-apart from the anterior surface of the tibia and the posterior surface of the tibia, and inserting (i) a first keel of a tibial insert into the first slot formed in the surgically-prepared, generally horizontal surface and (ii) a second keel of the tibial insert into the second slot formed in the surgically-prepared, generally horizontal surface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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