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Methods for femoral and tibial resection

  • US 6,695,848 B2
  • Filed: 03/05/2001
  • Issued: 02/24/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/02/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for resecting a femur comprising the steps of:

  • positioning a drill guide along a femur for locating positioning holes on a femur;

    drilling positioning holes in a femur;

    spreading apart facing pattern plates interconnected with a bridge to position the plates over medial and lateral sides of a femur;

    inserting fixation nubs on the pattern plates into the positioning holes in a femur;

    additionally fixing the pattern plates to a femur with fixation hardware; and

    traversing a cutting tool along a cutting path in the pattern plates.

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