Femoral prosthetic component

A femoral prosthetic component of a replacement hip joint comprising a stem (1) for fixing in a medullary cavity, a separate proximal element (10) provided with a neck (11) to receive a ball head or having a ball head and means for securing the proximal component to the stem which includes a sliding...

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1. Verfasser: BACHELIER, JEAN-CLAUDE
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A femoral prosthetic component of a replacement hip joint comprising a stem (1) for fixing in a medullary cavity, a separate proximal element (10) provided with a neck (11) to receive a ball head or having a ball head and means for securing the proximal component to the stem which includes a sliding tongue and groove joint, the tongue (4) being provided on the stem by an undercut rail which extends in a medial-lateral direction the groove (14) being provided in the separate proximal element, and the tongue and groove being tapered along their lengths.