Claims
- 1. A tibial positioning/fixation jig comprising a plate having a substantial area of its lower surface being planar, a pair of spaced parallel tabs extending downwardly below said planar surface, an osteotome cut-out extending through said plate, an inclined drill hole extending through said plate on each side of said cut-out, a block connected to said plate, a pair of inclined vertical alignment pin holes extending through said block, and a pair of horizontally disposed adjustably movable rods extending through said block.
- 2. The jig of claim 1 including attaching means on the front wall of said block for attachment of an axial guide holder thereto.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 811,020, filed Dec. 19, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,646,729, which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 350,013, filed Feb. 18, 1982, now abandoned.
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Divisions (1)
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811020 |
Dec 1985 |
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Continuations (1)
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350013 |
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