Positioning a tibial tunnel

Details Positioning a tibial tunnel Positioning a tibial tunnel

1997-12-05

1999-10-19

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606 86, 606 89, 606 96, 606102, A61F 500

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ABSTRACT:
A guide for positioning a tibial tunnel in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The guide includes a guide arm and a drill sleeve connected to the guide arm. A distal tip of the guide arm is configured to contact a femoral surface, and a distal tip of the drill sleeve is configured to contact a tibial surface when the distal tip of the guide arm contacts the femoral surface.

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