ReCap™ Total Resurfacing System
5. Identifying the Femoral Neck Centre
(Optional)
To facilitate positioning of the guide pin, it is
advisable to identify the centre of the femoral
neck. Using a suitable surgical marker pen or
cauterising marker, draw lines along the centres of
the superior/inferior and anterior/posterior aspects
of the femoral neck and then extend these lines over
the top of the femoral head until they intersect.
Figure 4
(Figures 4, 5 & 6)
Note: It is important to remember that the
femoral neck centre is different to the femoral
head centre. The femoral head centre should,
therefore, be ignored when determining the
location of the lines.
Figure 5
Figure 6
6a Guide Wire Placement - ReCap
®
KS
Alignment Device
After correctly sizing the femoral component, it is
important to make sure that the calcar is visible
from the subcapital region to the lesser trochanter.
Waghs forceps should be placed on the calcar and
the central line of the inferior calcar marked with a
surgical marker pen.
Visible neck osteophytes should be carefully
removed to reveal the “true neck” to prevent
malpositioning of the alignment device.
Place the device over the femoral neck so that the
arm marked ‘inferior neck’ sits on the inferior side
of the femoral neck, with the jaws centralised over
FLV HERE
the diathermy mark. Whilst securing the device with
one hand, the black handle of the device should be
turned clockwise until the device feels secure on the
neck, making sure the jaws are still centralised over
the diathermy mark. (Figure 7)
Figure 7
8
Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23