Tibia aiming jig

Abstract

An aiming jig for a tibia plate, including: a head the interfaces with a head of the tibia plate comprising: screw guide holes corresponding to screw holes in the head of the tibia plate; a fixation protrusion that engages a fixation opening in the head of the tibia plate, wherein an engagement of the fixation protrusion with the fixation opening aligns the head with the head of the tibia plate; and an arm extending from the head including a guide wherein the guide is configured to extend along an anterior portion of a tibia when the aiming jig is fixed to the tibia plate, and the guide includes a support screw guide hole that guides a placement of a support screw into the tibia in a generally anterior to posterior direction so that the support screw avoids interfering with plate screws placed in the head of the tibia plate.

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