Orthopaedic surgical instrument system and method for surgical preparation of patient's bone

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an orthopedic surgical instrument system for use in preparing a patient's bone.SOLUTION: The surgical instrument includes a cutting guide block configured to be secured to a surgically prepared surface of the patient's bone, and a cutting tool to be used in conjunction with the cutting guide block to resect a section of the patient's bone. A method of performing an orthopedic surgery is also disclosed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2