Abstract: The present invention provides a system of instruments for shaping the distal femur and proximal tibia surfaces to receive components of a knee prosthesis for knee replacement surgery. The system references the femur intramedullary channel with a femoral alignment guide to prepare the distal femur that, in turn, is a reference for several cutting guides for sequential attachment to the femoral alignment guide and prepared bone surfaces whereby the prepared distal femur is prepared to a flat surface that is perpendicular to the patient's mechanical axis with bone surfaces adjacent thereto sectioned to surfaces that are at right angles to that distal femur surface with chamfers therebetween to receive the femur component of a knee prosthesis.

Abstract: A medicinal plaster comprising a covering layer, a reservior layer for an active compound and a detachable protective layer is disclosed. The covering is a substantially impermeable material comprising a textile sheet-like structure which is longitudinally and transversely elastic and is impregnated or coated with a polymer. Disposed on such a covering layer is a reservior layer comprising 1 to 30% by weight of active compound is an elastomeric mixture comprising a polyisobutylene polymer, a carrier such as a polybutadiene oil or liquid paraffin and a resin such as a polybutadiene oil or liquid paraffin and a resin such as a adhesion-conferring resin. Methods for the formation of such medicinal plaster and the use of such medicinal plaster, especially to apply large dosages of antiinflammatory materials are disclosed.