APPARATUS FOR USE IN ARTHROPLASTY ON A KNEE JOINT

There is provided methods of arthroplasty on a knee joint comprising obtaining a desired spacing of the femur (6) from the tibia (14) by inserting a spacer (28) into the knee joint between the tibia and the femur. The spacer is used as a reference for securing a guide jig in position about the knee...

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Hauptverfasser:	PINCZEWSKI, LEO, ARIEH, PARKER, STEPHEN, JOHN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS DIAGNOSIS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES SURGERY TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	There is provided methods of arthroplasty on a knee joint comprising obtaining a desired spacing of the femur (6) from the tibia (14) by inserting a spacer (28) into the knee joint between the tibia and the femur. The spacer is used as a reference for securing a guide jig in position about the knee joint for guiding resection of one or both of the femur and the tibia for fitting of tibial and/or femoral prostheses. Apparatus for use in the methods are also described.