Resection Guide to Alter Distal Femoral Flexion

Abstract

A cutting guide is provided for resecting a bone to receive an implant and includes a body configured to be positioned adjacent to the bone and a slot extending through the body configured to receive a cutting edge for resecting the bone. When a rod is disposed in an intramedullary canal of the bone and an opening of the body is passed over the rod, the body is adjustable such that a plane through the slot changes relative to the bone as the body is adjusted. Additionally, the plane through the slot is transverse to a central axis extending through a length of the bone, and the cutting guide is configured such that when the body is received on the rod anchored within the bone, the plane represents a path of resection through the bone, and adjustment of the body alters the path of resection through the bone.

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