FEMORAL AND TIBIAL RESECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS

摘要

A femur and tibia resecting apparatus is provided for use in the preparation of a human distal femur and proximal tibia for the implantation of a prosthesis. The femur resecting apparatus includes a positioning apparatus (10) and a pattern device (60). The positioning apparatus (10) includes a positioning block (15) for attachment to a femur, an alignment block (32) having an intramedullary rod (42) extending into the femur, and a rotational adjustment device (50) for attachment of the pattern device (60) to the positioning apparatus (10). The pattern device (60) includes an individual or pair of mediolaterally located plates having a cutting path (65) described therethrough for guiding a cutting tool (90). The tibia resecting apparatus includes an ankle clamp (150), an alignment rod (160), a fixation head (180), cutting guide clamps (120) having cutting guide slots (122) therein, and a milling bit (155). The method includes using the femur resecting apparatus and the tibia resecting apparatus to prepare the femur and tibia for the prosthesis.