Femoral distractor for use in knee surgery

Details Femoral distractor for use in knee surgery Femoral distractor for use in knee surgery

1992-12-15

1994-05-03

Rosenbaum, C. Fred

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606 53, 606 86, 606 90, A61B 1756

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053083504

ABSTRACT:
A femoral distractor for use in performing knee surgery includes a rod for insertion in the medullary canal of a human femur and a detachable handle assembly. The detachable handle assembly permits the leg of the patient to be moved between positions of extension and flexion without the necessity of removing the rod from the medullary canal by simply removing the handle assembly from such rod.

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