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Tibial Preparation
The leg is fl exed and any remaining osteophytes and the intercondylar eminence are removed.
Tibia opening
Open the tibial IM canal with the Ø 8/14 mm
stepped drill.
Position the hole centrally M/L and one third
from anterior.
Preparing the tibial anchorage
Reamers are used carefully and in progressive
stages (starting with Ø 10) to ream to the re-
quired stem diameter and depth.
Notes
Reamers are available in diameter Ø 10,
Ø 12, Ø 14, Ø 16, Ø 18 and Ø 20. The depth
indicator is on the reamer: observe the laser
markings (95, 120, 160 and 200).
When using cemented stems, the Ø 12 mm
reamer is used to drill to the desired depth
and the corresponding cementless trial stem
is used. Cemented stems are available in
95 mm, 120 mm and 160 mm lengths. The opti-
onal cemented trial stems are only used with
the trial components (not with the instru-
ments)!
The 200 mm length is only available in the
cementless version.
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