JOINT IMPLANT AND A SURGICAL METHOD ASSOCIATED THEREWITH
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1. A method of performing surgery to enable joint fusion the steps including:
- preparing bony surfaces of a joint to create an enlarged space between sides of the joint in which subchondral bone of the joint is exposed;
inserting a hollow structural implant, having at least two large fenestrations which are located on substantially opposite sides of the implant, into the enlarged space so that the implant contacts the subchondral bone; and
orientating the implant so that the large fenestrations are located adjacent the subchondral bone on respective sides of the joint.
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Abstract
A method of performing surgery to enable joint fusion by preparing bony surfaces of a joint to create an enlarged space between sides of the joint in which subchondral bone of the joint is exposed, inserting a hollow structural implant, having at least two large fenestrations which are located on substantially opposite sides of the implant into the enlarged space so that the implant contacts the subchondral bone and orientating the implant so that the large fenestrations are located adjacent the subchondral bone on respective sides of the joint.
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1. A method of performing surgery to enable joint fusion the steps including:
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preparing bony surfaces of a joint to create an enlarged space between sides of the joint in which subchondral bone of the joint is exposed; inserting a hollow structural implant, having at least two large fenestrations which are located on substantially opposite sides of the implant, into the enlarged space so that the implant contacts the subchondral bone; and orientating the implant so that the large fenestrations are located adjacent the subchondral bone on respective sides of the joint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An implant able to be inserted into a surgically prepared joint space, the implant including:
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a body having at least one large fenestrations extending through the body; and at least one barb extending outwardly from a periphery of the body. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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