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A PROSTHETIC COMPONENT, A METHOD OF ATTACHING A PROSTHETIC COMPONENT TO A BONE, A METHOD OF PERFORMING KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY AND A FRAME FOR APPLICATION TO A KNEE JOINT DURING KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY
A PROSTHETIC COMPONENT, A METHOD OF ATTACHING A PROSTHETIC COMPONENT TO A BONE, A METHOD OF PERFORMING KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY AND A FRAME FOR APPLICATION TO A KNEE JOINT DURING KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY
The prosthetic component (1) includes a plurality of formations, in the form of circular projections (2, 3 and 4), which inter-engage with corresponding formations, in the form of recesses (54, 55 and 56) provided in the bone. Some of the disclosed preferred methods enable the preferred embodiment (1) to be slidably engaged with the bone (8) from either the medial or the lateral side of the knee joint. Also disclosed is a frame (37) and associated jig (46) to assist a surgeon to form the required corresponding formations in a bone (8).
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