Hip offset-inset apparatus and method

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A - Human Necessities

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A61B 5/107 (2006.01) A61B 19/00 (2006.01) A61F 2/46 (2006.01) A61F 5/24 (2006.01) A61F 2/32 (2006.01) A61F 2/36 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2226476

An apparatus and method for determining offset-inset distances in the course of a total hip arthroplasty procedure. The apparatus includes a first attachment (32, 35) attachable to the superior eminence of the acetabulum, a second attachment point (64) capable of being fixed to the femur at approximately the position of the greater trochanter, and preferably, a measuring device (42) for measuring and noting the distance between the reference point and either the third or fourth fixed points.

Le procédé et l'appareil décrits servent à déterminer le décalage vers l'intérieur et vers l'extérieur de la hanche pendant une arthroplastie totale de la hanche. L'appareil comprend un premier point d'attache (32, 35) susceptible d'être fixé à l'éminence supérieure de l'acétabule, un deuxième point d'attache (64) susceptible d'être fixé au fémur approximativement dans la position du grand trochanter, et de préférence un dispositif (42) de mesure et d'enregistrement de la distance entre le point de référence et le troisième ou quatrième point fixe.

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