Tibial prosthesis having a U-shaped intramedullary stem

Details Tibial prosthesis having a U-shaped intramedullary stem Tibial prosthesis having a U-shaped intramedullary stem

1979-04-05

1980-08-19

Crowder, Clifford D.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128 92C, A61F 124

Patent

active

042176662

ABSTRACT:
A tibial prosthesis which interacts with a femoral prosthesis to provide a knee joint replacement is disclosed. The prosthesis comprises a tibial plateau platform provided with an intramedullary stem having a generally U-shaped cross section allowing for retention of the cruciate ligaments of the knee joint while still achieving adequate anchorage of the device to the proximal end of the tibia.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3893196 (1975-07-01), Hochman
patent: 4081866 (1978-04-01), Upshaw et al.

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