Claims
- 1. A method of ostectomying the proximal tibial surface comprising the steps of:
- resecting a small amount of the superior proximal surface of the tibia to form an approximately planar surface which is approximately transverse to the central long axis of the tibia;
- determining the approximate location on the superior proximal surface of the tibia which corresponds to the central long axis of the tibia;
- advancing a reamer guide through said superior proximal surface at the location along the interior of the tubular shaft of the tibia for a sufficient distance to enable the central long axis of said reamer to correspond with the central long axis of the tibia;
- modifying the proximal surface of the tibia through the use of a plateau planar until said surface is smooth;
- trimming any remaining bone from the proximal surface of the tibia to present a smooth, flat surface on which a proximal tibial prosthesis can be affixed;
- installing a tibial cutting guide including a tibial trial stem and a tibial trial base on the proximal surface at the tibia;
- performing resection of the medial-lateral surface of the tibia using the tibial cutting guide; and
- removing the tibial cutting guide.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 07/838,093, filed Feb. 20, 1992.
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