Method of implanting glenoid anchor
AssigneeHowmedica Osteonics Corp.
InventorsRobert COURTNEY, JR., Austin Wyatt MUTCHLER, R. Sean CHURCHILL
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AssigneeHowmedica Osteonics Corp.
InventorsRobert COURTNEY, JR., Austin Wyatt MUTCHLER, R. Sean CHURCHILL
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A method of fixating a prosthesis to a glenoid includes drilling a first hole in a central portion of the glenoid; and inserting a stem of the prosthesis into the first hole until at least one first deformable fin that encircles the stem engages cortical bone and at least one second deformable fin that encircles the stem engages cancellous bone, the prosthesis including a head portion having a first outwardly curved surface and an inwardly curved surface that is sized and configured to engage at least one of a humerus or a humeral component, wherein the stem is formed from a first material and the head portion of the prosthesis is defined from a second material that is different from the first material.
A method of fixating a prosthesis to a glenoid, comprising
A method of fixating a prosthesis to a glenoid, comprising
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