After the patella and tendon are everted (under rake in photo), remaining capsular tissues are released. The patellar-femoral ligament above the clamp is about to be divided.
Only a single cut is made to prepare the tibia. An extramedullary alignment guide is placed and secured with pins in the proximal tibia. This guide is used to resect the proper amount of bone and create the proper surface angulation for the new tibial joint line.
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