Surgical apparatus

Apparatus for applying and maintaining forces and moments to the knee joint during arthroscopic surgery. The apparatus includes upper and lower leg restraining members which are rotatable and longitudinally movable with respect to each other and lockable in desired orientations to generate and maint...

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Hauptverfasser: ELLISON, ARTHUR E
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Apparatus for applying and maintaining forces and moments to the knee joint during arthroscopic surgery. The apparatus includes upper and lower leg restraining members which are rotatable and longitudinally movable with respect to each other and lockable in desired orientations to generate and maintain the forces and moments. Structure is also provided for applying lateral forces to the leg and for supporting instruments such as arthroscopes.