Alignment guide for fluted prosthetic stems

Not Applicable. An alignable orthopedic prosthesis system includes a prosthesis and an alignment guide. The prosthesis includes a stem having at least one keyed component extending along its outer surface. The alignment guide has an alignment body with a guide surface disposed on an inner portion th...

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Hauptverfasser: Manasas, Mark Allan, DeCarlo, Jr., Alfred F, Varieur, Michael S
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Not Applicable. An alignable orthopedic prosthesis system includes a prosthesis and an alignment guide. The prosthesis includes a stem having at least one keyed component extending along its outer surface. The alignment guide has an alignment body with a guide surface disposed on an inner portion thereof. The guide surface has a key element formed therein for engageably receiving the keyed component of the prosthesis.