GARY MOORE,STEPHANIE PRINCE,THOMAS P. SCHMALZRIED,DUNCAN YOUNG
申请号：
US15228081
公开号：
US20180036143A1
申请日:
2016.08.04
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
An apparatus and method for measuring a version angle of a restored neck of a femur during a hip replacement procedure. The apparatus includes a broach. The broach has a distal end that is insertable into a medullary canal of the neck of the femur. The broach also has a proximal end that extends along a neck axis of the broach. The apparatus also includes a protractor. The protractor includes a rod which is attachable to the proximal end of the broach to extend away from the neck axis of the broach for measuring the version angle of the restored neck of the femur relative to a vertical direction. The method includes inserting the broach, flexing the knee at approximately ninety degrees, orienting the tibia vertically, attaching the protractor to the proximal end of the broach and using it to measure the version angle.
