摘要 |
<p>A bone plug is disclosed for plugging the intramedullary canal of a bone to restrict the flow of cement used to affix a prosthesis. The bone plug includes a resilient body of medical grade material. The body has a smooth, blunt, rounded nose, a midportion joined to the nose and having a toroidal shape and an upper, open ended portion joined to the midportion and defining a recess. The upper, open ended portion is generally frusto-conical in shape and further defines a plurality of circumferentially spaced petal-like elements.</p> |