Exactech, a global medical device technology leader, announced the first surgery using the new Alteon® Short Tapered Wedge ...

Corentec’s femoral component is a typical double-tapered, wedge stem, designed to suit the anatomical structure in the marrow cavity. The section is rectangular-shaped, which helps to ensure ...

Other than the fact that tapered wedge stems are not appropriate in all patients, such as patients with a Dorr C or a violated hip, “I think it’s a go-to stem in all Dorr A and B bone ...

Corentec’s femoral component is a typical double-tapered, wedge stem, designed to suit the anatomical structure in the marrow cavity. The section is rectangular-shaped, which helps to ensure ...

The TaperFill Hip Stem design incorporates a proven tapered wedge stem philosophy 1, integrating a filling proximal geometry to prevent subsidence, an issue that has deterred surgeons from using ...

A distal neocortex that forms after total hip arthroplasty is a common finding in patients with a tapered wedge stem, but it is not one that indicates suboptimal outcomes or complications will ...