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AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsZachary Christopher Wilkinson, Christopher F. Scifert, Mark Ellsworth Nadzadi, Katherine S. Anderson, Gerard A. Engh
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Methods and apparatus for performing knee arthroplasty, including, but not limited to, bicruciate retaining knee arthroplasty, are described herein. Methods and apparatus for preparing a distal femur for a femoral implant as well as methods and apparatus for preparing a proximal tibia for a tibial implant are described. These methods and apparatus, in at least some embodiments and uses, facilitate decreasing the complexity of knee arthroplasty procedures such as bicruciate retaining procedures, while maintaining, if not improving on, the safety, accuracy and/or effectiveness of such procedures.
A lateral resection cutting guide for conducting knee surgery, the lateral resection cutting guide comprising:
A tibial plateau resection guide, comprising:
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