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Fig. 1

From: Intramedullary rod insertion places the femoral component more laterally during Oxford medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Fig. 1

The femoral drill guide of the Microplasty instrument. a The width of the bottom of the drill guide is designed to maintain an approximately 1 mm gap between the vertical wall of the tibial component and the bearing. b Once the intramedullary (IM) rod is inserted, the IM rod pushes the patella, and eventually the tibia is pulled laterally and the femoral drill guide is placed laterally in relation to the femur

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Knee Surgery & Related Research

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