Alignment guide for a bone cutting block

Details Alignment guide for a bone cutting block Alignment guide for a bone cutting block

1996-01-11

1997-11-18

Tucker, Guy V.

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

A61B 1756

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056882793

ABSTRACT:
An alignment guide for positioning a saw guide at a predetermined position on the distal femur is placed on the femur and receives an intramedullary rod inserted in the femur. The guide has an arm for coupling the saw guide block. The guide includes an intercondylar saddle that engages the intercondylar notch of the femur to align the saw guide at a predetermined position proximal to the intercondylar notch.

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