A device and a technique of specific instrument for patient knee arthroplasty with an open platform and universal

摘要

Summary a device and a technique of specific instrument for patient knee arthroplasty with an open platform and universal, a new technique of specific instruments of patients (EPO) was first reported by Hafez et al1 - 3ltag 2004 and 2006 followed by marketing by several manufacturers of implants that produce EPO exclusively for their own knee implants.Therefore, these EPO are very expensive and can not be used as a universal or open platform.This invention is a device and a method for preparing a knee joint for a prosthesis of a patient undergoing TKA implant surgery for any of the knee (prosthesis).The device and the method are used to form a universal and open platform for any of the currently available knee implant.All the implants patients and no specific knee implants that may be produced in the future.The device is a specific instrument of the patient, which is based on a method that includes image based (TC.MRI or X-ray CT) preoperative planning 3 - D to design models (IEP) that are used to perform the surgery of the knee.