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Vanguard
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ID Total Knee
Surgical Technique
Figure 21
Secure the EM tibial guide body to the tibia with one
pin (headed threaded), placed in either the medial or
lateral hole in the EM tibial guide yoke (not through
the cutting block) (Figure 21).
Figure 20
Tibial Resection
(cont.)
Resection
(cont.)
Attach the tibial stylus to the universal tibial cutting
block by placing the appropriate stylus tongue into the
slot on the universal tibial cutting block (Figure 20):
• Select 4 mm off the medial low or 12 mm off
the lateral high.
• When measuring the depth of resection, aim
for a loose 4 mm or 12 mm to ensure the tibia is
not over-resected.
• The center of the universal tibial cutting block
should approximately align with the center of
the tibia.
