TIBIAL INSERT HAVING A KEEL INCLUDING A BORE FORMED THEREIN
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1. A tibial insert comprising:
- a platform including an upper bearing surface, anda keel extending downwardly from the platform and including a lateral bore formed therein.
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Abstract
A tibial insert includes a platform defining an upper bearing surface and a bottom surface. A keel of the tibial insert is coupled to the bottom surface of the platform and includes a bore extending along a width of the keel. The bore is formed to receive a fastener therein.
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1. A tibial insert comprising:
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a platform including an upper bearing surface, and a keel extending downwardly from the platform and including a lateral bore formed therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A tibial insert comprising:
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a platform including an upper bearing surface, and a keel extending downwardly from the platform and including a first lateral bore formed therethrough and a second lateral bore formed therethrough and spaced-apart from the first lateral bore, the first and second lateral bores being parallel to a lateral axis of the keel.
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12. A tibial insert assembly comprising:
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a tibial insert having (i) a platform including an upper bearing surface and (ii) a keel extending downwardly from the platform and including a lateral bore formed therethrough, and a fastener configured to be received through the lateral bore of the tibial insert after the tibial insert is implanted in a patient'"'"'s tibia. - View Dependent Claims (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 slot in the surgically-prepared, generally horizontal surface, inserting a keel of a tibial insert into the slot, and inserting a fastener in a medial-lateral direction through keel. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of manufacturing a tibial insert comprising:
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inserting a rod into a bore formed in the tibial insert, and applying a surface treatment to an outer surface of the tibial insert when the rod is positioned in the bore. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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