Zimmer Persona Trabecular Metal Femoral Component, Surgical Technique, Page: 6 / 24

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SECTION
Instruments
Establish Femoral Alignment
Insert
Unlock
Establish Femoral Alignment
Please refer to the appropriate surgical technique if other distal
femoral alignment and distal femoral resection instrumentation
is to be used to accomplish the distal femoral resection.
• After attaining the desired soft tissue exposure, use the 8mm
IM Step Drill to make a starter hole
(Fig. 1) .
• Suction the canal to remove medullary contents.
• Insert the Femoral IM Rod into the Modular T-Handle (Fig. 2)
and insert the IM rod into the femur far enough to ensure the
most accurate replication of the anatomic axis, then remove
the T-handle
(Fig. 3) .
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
TECHNIQUE TIP 1.A
As the symbol on the T-handle indicates – do not impact the T-Handle.
8mm IM Step Drill
00-5978-014-00
Modular
T-Handle
00-5901-061-00
Femoral IM Rod
00-5901-060-00
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