摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical instrument for use in an orthopaedic arthroplasty procedure.SOLUTION: A surgical instrument includes a shaft having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending through a center of the shaft between the first and second ends. The surgical instrument further includes a spine extending outwardly from the first end of the shaft in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, the spine having a longitudinal extent that is parallel to the longitudinal axis. When the surgical instrument comes in contact with a tibial implant component, the spine is adapted to be positioned within an intercondylar fossa of a femoral component. |