Paragraph Number

83

FIGURE 3 illustrates a varus condition for a joint 108. The superior plate 118 and/or pivot plate 148 contacts the femur 102. The inferior plate 120 contacts the tibia 104. The pivot plate 148 is not parallel to the inferior plate 120. A slant in the superior plate 118 and/or pivot plate 148 can be caused by various factors, including but not limited to, an angle at which the femur 102 and/or tibia 104 has been sectioned, forces acting on the joint 108 by soft tissue and/or ligaments, and the like. In the illustrated embodiment, a force, or tension, in the joint 108, or movement in direction of arrow 164 by a surface of the femur 102 or tibia 104 is greater than a force, or tension, in the joint 108 or movement in direction of arrow 166 by a surface of the femur 102 or tibia 104.

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