Patellar implant and knee prosthesis incorporating such an implant
AssigneeTornier SAS
InventorAlain Tornier
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Abstract
This patellar implant for total or partial prosthesis of the knee joint incorporates an outer articular surface and an inner articular surface provided to cooperate respectively with an outer side and an inner side of a femoral trochlea or of a femoral prosthetic component and joined together by a transition ridge. The ridge is curved as viewed from the front of said implant, with a concavity facing the outer articular surface, while the outer articular surface is concave in a plane parallel to the sagittal plane and in a transverse plane.
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Patellar implant for total or partial prosthesis of the knee joint, said implant incorporating an outer articular surface and an inner articular surface provided to cooperate respectively with an outer side and an inner side of a femoral trochlea or of a femoral prosthetic component and joined together by a transition ridge, said outer articular surface being concave in a plane parallel to the sagittal plane of the joint and in a transverse plane, wherein said ridge is curved as viewed from the front of said implant, with a concavity facing the outer articular surface.
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