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Latitude Elbow Prosthesis
Latitude Elbow Prosthesis Surgical Technique UCLT101
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7. HUMERAL PREPARATION
Open the medullary canal with a high speed burr (fig. 22a).
After burring, use the T-handle reamer to shape the medullary
canal (fig. 22b).
The T-handle reamer should be inserted up to the intersection
of the predetermined implant size marked on the shaft
and the flexion-extension axis (fig. 23).
2 Humeral Offset Determination
Insert the pointed intramedullary alignment rod into the shaft
of the humerus.
Anterior to the rod, insert the flexion-extension axis pin
through the previously drilled holes (fig. 24a).
Select the offset gauge of the previously determined humeral
size (small, medium, large). Determine spool offset by placing
offset gauge between the flexion-extension axis pin
and the intramedullary alignment rod (fig. 24b).
Instruments to use
Humeral diaphysis reamer
Burr
(fig. 22a)
(fig. 23)
(fig. 24a)
(fig. 24b)
Medullary
alignment rod
Offset determining gauge
Flexion/extension
axis pin
Medullary
alignment rod
Flexion-
extension
axis pin
(fig. 22b)
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