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1. An alignment guide for use in femoral head surgery comprising:
- a support member;
a cannulated rod supported by, and adjustable with respect to, the support member, andtwo jaws, an anterior jaw and a posterior jaw, each jaw having a proximal end connected to the support arm, and a distal end for clamping, in use, to the neck of the femur;
at least one of said jaws being movable from a first open position to a second clamping position.
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In an alignment guide for use in femoral head surgery, a cannulated rod is supported by, and is adjustable with respect to, a support member of the alignment guide. The guide also includes two jaws, an anterior jaw and a posterior jaw, with each jaw having a proximal end connected to the support arm, and a distal end for clamping, in use, to the neck of the femur. At least one of the jaws is movable from a first open position to a second clamping position.
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1. An alignment guide for use in femoral head surgery comprising:
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a support member; a cannulated rod supported by, and adjustable with respect to, the support member, and two jaws, an anterior jaw and a posterior jaw, each jaw having a proximal end connected to the support arm, and a distal end for clamping, in use, to the neck of the femur;
at least one of said jaws being movable from a first open position to a second clamping position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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