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Knee Endoprostheses - Procedure
Step 8 Define femoral knee base 8
Requirements: Drawn femoral outline
Results: The femoral joint base line is positioned and the femoral
knee base center is automatically calculated by drawing two
perpendicular lines that form a tangent to the lateral and medial
femur condyles.
The Knee base femur function is activated. After you select the kind, color and size of the line, start
drawing the tangential line on the distal condyles (refer to the picture above point 1 and 2).
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To click on the first most distal point of the medial /lateral femoral condylus
(refer to the picture above point 1), use the left mouse button.
To return to the Modules tool, use the right mouse button.
Define the position of the point Free of your choice.
To click on the second most distal point of the medial or lateral femoral
condylus (refer to the picture above point 2), use the left mouse button.
To return to point 1, use the right mouse button.
Define the position of the point Free of your choice.
The femoral basic line is displayed. A perpendicular line automatically appears.
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