Completion of Pilot Hole


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The knee-joint is now fully bent to 140° and the foot is placed on the table in front of the roll. By fully flexing the knee joint the pilothole is well visualized without hindrance by the so-called resident's ridge. The Synos screwdriver should be used turning counterclockwise to penetrate the cancellous bone.