Abstract: An orthopedic instrument (10) for a knee arthroplasty, the instrument including: a base (12) having one or more paddles (36) configured to seat against and reference one or both of a medial condyle and a lateral condyle of a femur; a body (14) linked to the base for rotation relative thereto, wherein the body includes a recess and slot therein and a first indicia (24) along a first face of the body adjacent the slot; a post (20) received in the recess and moveable relative to the body, wherein the post has a second indicia (28) used with the first indicia to determine a posterior size of the femur; and an adjustment mechanism (18) having a third indicia (30) to indicate a rotation of the femur, wherein the adjustment mechanism is configured to rotate the body relative to the base to a desired orientation based upon the rotation of the femur.

Abstract: An air blown fiber tube cable having improved thermal stability in contrast to conventional air blown fiber (ABF) tube cables and within which one or more air blown optical fiber units can be installed. The air blown fiber tube is formed from a cross-linked polyolefin (preferably cross-linked high density polyethylene) comprising at least one non-polymer filler material having a coefficient of thermal expansion less than the coefficient of thermal expansion of said tube.