CUTTING TOOL POSITIONED BY FLEXIBLE ROD FOR REVISION SURGERY
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1. A method of performing a revision on a bone, comprising the steps of:
- placing a first cutting tool over a rod inserted into the bone such that the rod extends through a cannula of the first cutting tool, the inserted rod defining a longitudinal axis and being curved within the bone; and
forming a hole in the bone with the first cutting tool placed over the curved rod.
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Abstract
A revision is performed on a bone. A first cutting tool is placed over a rod inserted into the bone such that the rod extends through a cannula of the first cutting tool. The inserted rod is curved within the bone. A hole is formed in the bone with the first cutting tool placed over the curved rod.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of performing a revision on a bone, comprising the steps of:
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placing a first cutting tool over a rod inserted into the bone such that the rod extends through a cannula of the first cutting tool, the inserted rod defining a longitudinal axis and being curved within the bone; and forming a hole in the bone with the first cutting tool placed over the curved rod. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of performing a revision on a long bone, comprising the steps of:
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inserting a substantially straight rod into the long bone such that the rod bends; sliding a first cutting tool over the rod inserted into the long bone such that the rod extends through a cannula of the first cutting tool, the first cutting tool being a tapered drill or a tapered reamer and including a helical cutting flute; forming a tapered hole in the bone with the first cutting tool; placing a jig against an end of the bone such that a base of the jig abuts an exterior surface of the bone; and inserting a second cutting tool between a set of spaced apart cutting guide surfaces of the jig to guide the second cutting tool in cutting the bone, the set of spaced apart cutting guide surfaces guiding the second cutting tool in cutting a new planar surface of the bone defining a plane set an angle to a plane defined by an initial planar surface of the bone existing prior to the second cutting tool inserting step, the initial planar surface being a distal surface, an anterior surface, or a posterior surface of the bone. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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