smith&nephew RT-PLUS Surgical Technique page 36

Controlling the alignment and the tibial
resection
The alignment is checked again with the axial
alignment rod. The rod tip must point to the
center of the ankle joint.
The tibial stylus can now be removed.
The resection height is checked with the
resection stylus. The femoral/tibial revision
cutting block can be adjusted using the large
grub screw ±6 mm.
Note
The top small grub screw is used for assem-
bling the femoral/tibial revision cutting block
only.
After preliminary drilling with the Ø 3.2 mm
drill, the femoral/tibial revision cutting block
is fi xed with two bone pins (75 mm or 100 mm
long) through the holes marked 0.
Handles can be attached.
The lock lever is set to OPEN and the tibial
resection guide IM is removed from the
femoral/tibial revision cutting block by un-
screwing the top small grub screw.
The trial stem with the extension is also
removed using the modular handle.
The femoral/tibial revision cutting block is
slid onto the bone.
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