Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1994-02-08
1995-03-14
Maglione, Corrine
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606 86, 606 53, 128 20, A61B 1756
Patent
active
053973305
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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