Modular femoral fixation system
First Claim
1. A distal buttress plate adapted to be secured to the outer cortical wall of the lateral distal femur by means of bone fasteners received in apertures in said plate, said plate including a relatively flat elongated proximal portion adapted to be secured to the lateral distal femoral shaft and a relatively curved distal portion curved out of the plane of said proximal portion adapted to be secured to the lateral distal femoral condyle,with said distal portion being three dimensionally-contoured to replicate the mean geometry of the lateral femoral condyle of adult humans, wherein said distal portion includes a generally rounded head at the distal end of said buttress plate and includes located adjacent to said generally rounded head, a generally widened body, and wherein said generally widened body and said generally rounded head are separated by a neck portion.
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Abstract
A modular femoral internal implant system for use in the treatment of femoral disorders resulting from injury, disease or congenital defect includes at least three interconnectable components: 1) an elongated epiphyseal/metaphyseal implant, 2) an intramedullary rod and 3) an angled side plate having an elongated plate portion adapted to be secured to the outer cortical wall and a hollow sleeve adapted to extend into the femur. The epiphyseal/metaphyseal implant can be connected to either the angled side plate or the intramedullary rod. The system may also include an elongated bone plate connectable to the angled side plate, one or more additional epiphyseal/metaphyseal implants of variable length, an additional angled side plate, a distal buttress plate connectable to the elongated bone plate, and a plurality of bone screws of a universal design. Preferably, many or all of the components of the system are made of an inert, resilient titanium-base alloy.
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1. A distal buttress plate adapted to be secured to the outer cortical wall of the lateral distal femur by means of bone fasteners received in apertures in said plate, said plate including a relatively flat elongated proximal portion adapted to be secured to the lateral distal femoral shaft and a relatively curved distal portion curved out of the plane of said proximal portion adapted to be secured to the lateral distal femoral condyle,
with said distal portion being three dimensionally-contoured to replicate the mean geometry of the lateral femoral condyle of adult humans, wherein said distal portion includes a generally rounded head at the distal end of said buttress plate and includes located adjacent to said generally rounded head, a generally widened body, and wherein said generally widened body and said generally rounded head are separated by a neck portion.
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9. A distal buttress plate adapted to be secured to the outer cortical wall of the lateral distal femur by means of bone fasteners received in apertures in said plate, said plate including a relatively flat elongated proximal portion adapted to be secured to the lateral distal femoral shaft and a relatively curved distal portion curved out of the plane of said proximal portion adapted to be secured to the lateral distal femoral condyle, wherein said distal portion includes a generally rounded head at the distal end of said buttress plate and includes located adjacent to said generally rounded head, a generally widened body, wherein said generally widened body and said generally rounded head are separated by a neck portion,
with at least one elongated aperture capable of accommodating multiple bone fasteners being provided in at least one generally rounded portion of said distal portion.
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