METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING KNEE ARTHROPLASTY

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide more efficient and accurate apparatus for treating femurs and tibias.SOLUTION: A tibial plateau resection guide comprises: (a) a cutting block defining a horizontal guide for guiding a tibial plateau resection; and (b) an elongated flag pin for positioning the cutting block with respect to a proximal tibia, the elongated flag pin extending along a longitudinal axis and including an enlarged head portion. The cutting block defines an opening for receiving at least a portion of the enlarged head, so that the cutting block cannot rotate about the longitudinal axis of the flag pin when the enlarged head portion is positioned in the opening in the cutting block.