SHOULDER IMPLANT COMPONENTS
Abstract A humeral stem implant, comprising: a lower stem portion having a central axis; an upper stem portion extending from the lower stem portion, the upper stem portion having a tapered face that is angled relative to the central axis of the lower stem portion; a first pair of parallel fins bein...
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Zusammenfassung: | Abstract A humeral stem implant, comprising: a lower stem portion having a central axis; an upper stem portion extending from the lower stem portion, the upper stem portion having a tapered face that is angled relative to the central axis of the lower stem portion; a first pair of parallel fins being coupled to a posterior portion of an exterior surface of the upper stem portion at multiple distinct locations such that each fin of the first pair of parallel fins forms one or more windows; and a second pair of parallel fins being coupled to an anterior portion of the exterior surface of the upper stem portion, wherein the first pair of parallel fins and the second pair of parallel fins are configured to provide rotational stability to the humeral stem implant by directly engaging cancellous bone responsive to the humeral stem implant being seated in a humeral canal of a prepared humerus bone of a patient. |
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