Methods and Devices for a Surgical Hip Replacement Procedure
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Abstract
Devices and methods for use in a hip replacement surgical procedure. One aspect includes methods and devices for reaming selective regions of the femoral canal. This may include reaming distal and proximal sections of the femoral canal prior to reaming a middle region of the canal. Another aspect includes a dummy implant and methods of use. The dummy implant is inserted into the femoral canal and may be used for one or more of retraction of the femur, gauging a space with the acetabulum, and further revising the femoral cut. The aspects may be used together in a single surgical procedure or separately in different surgical procedures.
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40 Claims
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21. A method of performing a hip replacement surgical procedure, said method comprising:
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reaming distal and proximal regions of the femoral canal without reaming a middle region of the femoral canal, the middle region extending between the distal and proximal regions; inserting a dummy implant into the femoral canal, the dummy implant having a first portion that extends along the distal, middle, and proximal regions of the femoral canal; using the dummy implant for performing at least one of retracting the femur and determining a gap between an acetabulum and the dummy implant; and removing the dummy implant from the femoral canal. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of performing a hip replacement surgical procedure, said method comprising:
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preparing a distal region of a femoral canal without preparing a middle region of the femoral canal; preparing a proximal region of the femoral canal without preparing the middle region of the femoral canal; inserting a first section of a dummy implant into the prepared proximal region, the middle region, and the prepared distal region; positioning a plate of the dummy implant along a proximal end of the femur, the plate being attached to the first section; attaching a tensometer to the plate while the first section is within the femoral canal and determining a gap between the femur and an acetabulum; cutting the proximal end of the femur along the plate; and removing the dummy implant. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of performing a hip replacement surgical procedure, said method comprising:
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reaming a distal region of the femoral canal with a distal reamer without reaming a middle region or a proximal region of the femoral canal; reaming the proximal region of the femoral canal with a proximal reamer without reaming the middle region or the distal region of the femoral canal; inserting a dummy implant into the femoral canal, the dummy implant including a first section that extends into the proximal region, the middle region, and the distal region of the femoral canal; positioning a plate on the dummy implant over a proximal end of the femur; applying a force to the dummy implant and retracting the femur; attaching a measuring tool to the plate of the dummy implant and measuring a gap between the femur and the acetabulum; cutting the proximal end of the femur along the plate; and removing the dummy implant from the femur. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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