Prosthetic knee implantation
First Claim
1. In a method of preparing a knee for prosthetic knee implantation wherein bone cuts are made to juxtaposed portions of the femur and tibia to generally conform those surfaces for having a prosthetic knee secured thereto, the improvement being initially mounting a distal femoral cutting jig to the distal end of the femur, securing an alignment rod to the distal femoral cutting jig to establish proper varus-valgus and flexion-extension alignment therewith, locking the distal femoral cutting jig to the femur after proper alignment therewith, cutting the distal end of the femur for the transverse distal femoral cut through use of a guide surface on the distal femoral cutting jig, and making the remaining bone cuts of the femur and tibia.
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Abstract
A prosthetic knee is implanted after cutting the femor and tibia in the proper manner with the aid of instruments which include axial alignment guides and a series of cutting jigs.
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- 1. In a method of preparing a knee for prosthetic knee implantation wherein bone cuts are made to juxtaposed portions of the femur and tibia to generally conform those surfaces for having a prosthetic knee secured thereto, the improvement being initially mounting a distal femoral cutting jig to the distal end of the femur, securing an alignment rod to the distal femoral cutting jig to establish proper varus-valgus and flexion-extension alignment therewith, locking the distal femoral cutting jig to the femur after proper alignment therewith, cutting the distal end of the femur for the transverse distal femoral cut through use of a guide surface on the distal femoral cutting jig, and making the remaining bone cuts of the femur and tibia.
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