Femoral revision broach with modular trial components and method

Details Femoral revision broach with modular trial components and method Femoral revision broach with modular trial components and method

1996-02-01

1998-06-16

Isabella, David

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Implantable prosthesis

Bone

606 85, A61F 228, A61F 504

Patent

active

057662614

ABSTRACT:
An improvement in a surgical instrument set and procedure for the preparation of a proximal femur to receive a revision femoral implant component includes a revision broach for mimicking a selected one of a plurality of revision femoral implant components and the insertion of the revision broach into the proximal femur to a location which emulates the location of the selected one of the plurality of revision femoral implant components, and utilizing a stop member positioned at a selected one of a plurality positions located longitudinally along the revision broach and corresponding to one of a plurality of resection levels determined by the selected revision femoral implant component to maintain the revision broach seated at the emulating location during subsequent trial reduction utilizing a trial neck and a trial head coupled to the revision broach.

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