CALCANEAL IMPLANT Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A61F2/28 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: calcaneal implant is presented in the form of a solid structure of a porous NiTi reinforced plate and consists of a horizontal platform and a vertical rod. The vertical rod is presented in the form of a parallelepiped and separates the horizontal platform on a posterior shoulder and an anterior shoulder. The posterior shoulder has a length less than that of the anterior shoulder, and a transverse through canal, which is connected with two holes perpendicular thereto. The anterior shoulder has a width and height decreasing to an end face step-like. The horizontal platform has grooves formed along its lateral areas, and a number of through holes arranged along the edges of the lower and upper plates. The through holes are inserted into the groove.

EFFECT: more effective rehabilitation and reduced length of treatment of the patients after the partial and total calcaneal resection by replacing the calcaneal or its defect using the porous NiTi implant.

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