STEP 2
FEMORAL NECK RESECTION
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Aproperneckresectionlevel
directlyaffectsthenalplacement
andtofthefemoralstem.By
usingtheanatomiclandmarks
referencedduringpre-operative
X-raytemplating,thepre-planned
neckresectionismadewithan
oscillatingsawandwiththeaid
oftheNeckResectionguide.
LaytheNeckResectionGuide
onthefemur,usingthelesser
trochanter and the trochanteric
fossaaslandmarkswhenmaking
thenalcut.Careshouldbetaken
toaligntheaxislineoftheNeck
ResectionGuidetothecenteraxis
ofthefemoralshaft;thescales
onthelateralangeormedial
radiusoftheguidecanbeused
to reference the greater or lesser
trochanterrespectivelywhen
makingthenalcut.
Figure4
Scale on
Resection Guide
corresponds to
scale on the
templates
Use the Resection
Guide to determine
resection point
based on lesser
trochanter
39° Neck resection angle
Instrument
Secur-Fit Advanced Neck Resection Guide
1601-1300
39°