Flexibles medulläres Frässystem

摘要

An apparatus (90) for reaming the medial portion medullary canal in the calcar region (62) of a long bone. The apparatus includes: a flexible shaft (92) having a first end and a second end; a smooth distal head (91) fixedly attached to said first end of said flexible shaft; a reamer (93) fixedly attached to said second end of said flexible shaft; a solid shaft (94) having a first end fixedly attached to said reamer (93) and a second end having a connector (96) for connection to a rotary power transmission source, and means (95) disposed proximally from said cylindrical reamer and spaced between said first and second ends of said solid shaft (94) for guiding the apparatus within a hollow member (73) of a template (80).