Abstract Successful total hip arthroplasty with the Metha short-stem prosthesis (B. Braun Aesculap; Tuttlingen, Germany) depends on the correct indication and an accurate preoperative measurement ...

Hip implants featuring a shortened femoral stem are designed to preserve bone stock during total hip arthroplasty while offering a more physiologic replication of normal human anatomy compared ...

The product is a variety of the popular polished-taper slip (PTS) stem that is the most commonly used implant in patients needing a total hip replacement, of which there are about 100,000 each year.

The stem is often fastened to the open end of the femur using a glass-like polymer ... Nanocoating designed to keep hip implants where they belong By Ben Coxworth. April 24, 2012 Facebook; ...

A prosthetic hip replaces the natural joint that’s become wracked by arthritis. Mayo Clinic So that the metal can join with my skeleton, part of the stem and shell have a coating of a substance ...

The specific Hip’n go instruments are common to the different types of stem proposed in this programme. This instrument set is adapted to all the standard approaches, including mini-invasive ...

Titanium hip implants expected to last decades snapped in hundreds of people 07:27. Bradley Little, ... Historically, an artificial hip's stem and neck were a single piece of metal.

People who need a hip replacement might be a good candidate for what's called a dual-mobility implant. Hip surgeon Dr. Marc Hungerford, chief of orthopedics at Mercy Medical Center, said the ...