Collins, Simon,Sabharwal, Harsimran,Sutcliffe, Andrew Craig,Girotti, Gianluca,Bellemans, Johan,Victor, Jan Maria Karel,Elmslie, Ian James
申请号：
AU2013326287
公开号：
AU2013326287A1
申请日:
2013.09.27
申请国别(地区):
AU
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
Leg alignment apparatus (12) for use in total arthroplasty of left and right knees (200), comprises an intramedullary rod (14), a femoral body (16) for location on or adjacent to an anterior surface of a femur (204), and a support element (26) which extends or is extendable from the femoral body (16) to the intramedullary rod (14) for holding the femoral body (16) stationary or substantially stationary relative to the intramedullary rod (14). A condylar locator (18) which is pivotable relative to the femoral body (16) and which is seatable on a distal end (206) of the femur (204) is also provided, along with a soft-tissue tensioning element (50) to apply a separation between the femur (204) and the tibia (216), and a varus/valgus indicator (22) to indicate an angular alignment of the knee (200) based on the intramedullary rod (14) and the soft-tissue tensioning element (50). A method of determining a distal end resection position for a femur (204) at a knee joint (214) is also provided.
