Femoral sizing guide and method

Details Femoral sizing guide and method Femoral sizing guide and method

1997-10-28

1998-09-22

Tucker, Guy V.

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606102, A61B 1756

Patent

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058108319

ABSTRACT:
A femoral sizing guide of the type in which a sizing guide block is located at the distal femur utilizing locator feet for engaging the posterior condyles to assist in the location of a femoral cutting guide of suitable size in the implant of a femoral knee prosthesis includes a coupling arrangement by which locator feet of selected size are independently coupled interoperatively with the sizing guide block for enabling a surgeon to compensate for conditions encountered at the implant site, during the implant procedure, and attain a stable placement of the femoral sizing guide at the distal femur for accurate sizing and location of the femoral knee prosthesis.

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MGII Total Knee System Surgical Technique, Zimmer (undated) date unknown, author unknown, pp. 1-40.

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