Method for performing knee surgery and retractors for use therei

Details Method for performing knee surgery and retractors for use therei Method for performing knee surgery and retractors for use therei

1992-04-20

1994-03-01

Hafer, Robert A.

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606 89, A61F 504

Patent

active

052902900

ABSTRACT:
A method of performing knee surgery and retractors and a femoral distractor for use in performing such method are provided, said retractors including a PCL tibial retractor, lateral patellar retractor, collateral ligament retractor, posterior cruciate ligament retractor and unicompartmental retractor designed to cooperate with one another in performing such method.

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