TIBIAL PROSTHETIC COMPONENT FOR A PARTIAL OR UNICONDYLAR BEARING KNEE REPLACEMENT METHOD OF SELECTING SUCH A TIBIAL PROSTHETIC COMPONENT METHOD OF IMPLANTING SUCH A TIBIAL PROSTHETIC COMPONENT AND A KIT FOR A SURGEON
The invention concerns a tibial prosthetic component comprising a plate (100) for forming a tibial plateau ofatib-ia (16), wherein a peripheral region of the plate (100) has a thickness of less than 3mm. The invention also concerns atibial pros-thetic component having a keel of depth less than 9mm. The invention also concerns a method of selecting atibial prosthetic com-ponent comprising receiving measurements of at least one physical attribute of an individual into whom the tibial prosthetic com-ponent is to be implanted, selecting a thickness of a plate (100) and depth of keel of the tibial prosthetic component based on the measurements and providing atibial prosthetic component comprising a plate (100) having the selected thickness and a keel hav-ing the selected depth. The invention may also comprise implanting a tibial prosthetic component selected in accordance with this method into an individual and a kit comprising a plurality of prosthetic components comprising plates having different thicknesses with keels of different depths.
