Inventors:
Lawrence G. Morawa - Dearborn MI
Kenneth H. Trimmer - Waldwick NJ
Assignee:
Osteonics Corp. - Allendale NJ
International Classification:
A61B 1756
Abstract:
A tibial resection guide is aligned with the direction of the mechanical axis of the leg of a recipient of a total knee prosthesis through the use of a proximal alignment member at the proximal portion of an external tibial alignment shaft coupled to the tibia, the proximal alignment member having a guideway for the reception of an external alignment rod affixed to the distal femur of the recipient and so as to extend in the direction of the mechanical axis.