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Surgical knee alignment method and system

  • US 4,524,766 A
  • Filed: 01/07/1982
  • Issued: 06/25/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system of instruments for assisting in performing knee replacement surgery, comprising;

  • a cutting guide for guiding an instrument for cutting a knee joint surface; and

    means for precisely aligning said cutting guide with respect to the true weight bearing axis of the leg in which the knee is to be replaced, comprising an extensible member having said cutting guide attached at one end thereof; and

    an adjustable ankle means at the other end of said body member having means engaging the ankle.

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