The OsteoBridge™ Standard System is designed to reinforce the knee joint and bridge bone defects 40-70 mm in length; it can also be used in resection of the metaphyseal region of the femur or tibia.
Treatment using the Standard System involves combining two nails and a single spacer. Defects of lengths in the 40-, 60- or 70-mm range are treated using spacers without flexion angles. Spacers with and without 10° flexion angles are available for treating defects in the 50 mm-length range. The angled spacer can be rotated as needed to adjust the valgus or varus position of the knee.
Sizes available with 0° angle: Ø 40 mm; lengths of 40, 50, 60 and 70 mm
Sizes available with 10° angle: Ø 40 mm; length 50 mm
Material: Titanium alloy TiAl6V4 ELI
Each spacer is screwed together across two nails using eight clamping screws
Sterile
Nails with collars
Used only in cemented femoral and tibial implantations
Funnel-shaped design assists with cement mantle uniformity
Available sizes:
Length
Ø 10 mm
Ø 12 mm
Ø 14 mm
Ø 16 mm
Ø 18 mm
130 mm
GA51013
GA51213
GA51413
GA51613
GA51813
150 mm
GA51015
GA51215
GA51415
GA51615
GA51815
200 mm
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GA51220
GA51420
GA51620
GA51820
Material: Titanium alloy TiAl6V4 ELI
Sterile
Spacer Connector
for the Extended PLUS system
Connects multiple spacers
Material: Titanium alloy TiAl6V4 ELI
Sterile
Indications
– Consequence of an endoprosthesis or joint infection that renders revision/reimplantation of a knee endoprosthesis impossible, or one for which the patient refuses revision/reimplantation
– Tumours in the knee area
Ligamentary loss of the extensor apparatus for which reconstruction is impossible
Post-traumatic defect situations (for which reconstruction via endoprosthesis is not possible)
Case studies
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Media library
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Flesch, I. and C. Bahrs (2011).
Experiences with cemented and uncemented nails in knee arthrodesis compared to arthrodesis with plates or fixateur extern. EBJIS. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Wetzel, R. (2010).
Short term results of a new modular spacer arthrodesis in large bone defects after failed knee arthroplasty. EBJIS. Heidelberg, Germany.
