Acetabular cup positioner and method
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Oct 9, 1984
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Jan 18, 1982
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Jan 18, 1982
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An acetabular cup positioner for positioning an acetabular cup during hip surgery comprising a head having an axis which is receivable in the acetabular cup, a first arm coupled to the head and extending from the head at an acute angle, and a second arm coupled to the first arm at a location spaced from the head. The second arm extends generally parallel to the axis of the head, and the arms and the axis are in substantially the same plane. First and second handles are coupled to the first arm such that the anteversion angle can be established for the right and left hips by aligning the first and second handles, respectively, with the patient axis.
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