Physicians

Knees

LINK® MITUS® - Minimally Invasive Technique of Unicondylar Sled Prosthesis Endo-Model®

The LINK® Sled Prosthesis design allows for tibial and femoral bone cuts with a minimum of bone removal preserving the hard subchondral bone, for secure long-term fixation.

Choosing the correct implant is extremely important. The size and shape of human bones restrict the size and shape of the implant. This also restricts the implant's ability to withstand stress. Implants are not designed to withstand body loads unlimited. The physical demand on implants should not surpass normal functional stresses.

MITUS® - Instruments

The MITUS® Instruments offer distinct advantages to the surgeon:

• Minimal bone resection
• Full control of the tibial cut
• Trial capacity when choosing the components
• The choice between either a traditional or a minimally invasive surgical technique
• Can be used either medially or laterally

The surgical exposure can be performed in one of two ways:

• Traditional Exposure:
  through a midline or a medial parapatellar skin incision. The joint cavity is exposed through a medial parapatellar incision, splitting the quadriceps tendon. The patella is everted laterally.
• Minimally Invasive Exposure:
  through a short parapatellar skin incision. The capsular incision ia also parapatellar allowing access to the joint with minimal disturbance of the extensor mechanism and without dislocating the patella.

The minimally invasive technique diminishes morbidity, and with proper use of the LINK® instruments, can be performed with great precision.