According to the manufacturer, the Spacer G is a temporary implantable device made of a load-bearing structure in AISI 316L stainless steel. The device is coated with gentamicin bone cement to assist the treatment of an infected total hip replacement using the 2-stage method. The device is...

Supplied by the manufacturer on a custom made basis, this is a 2-part intra-medullary device designed for arthrodesis of the knee. The components are introduced via the knee joint and then joined by a locking pin. Each nail segment can be fixed in the medullary canals with cross-locking...

The Allofit/Allofit-S Cup System from Zimmer is an acetabular component which is hemispherical, but with a flattened pole geometry. The shell is titanium (Protasul-Ti) with an excellent macro-structure for locking into subchondral bone.  Neutral and 10 degree hooded polyethylene inserts,...

The Wagner SL Revision Hip is a grit blasted titanium hip stem designed to gain distal fixation and rotational stability where there is extensive proximal bone loss. The principle of the Wagner stem is that the proximal bone will then recover. The implant is a monoblock, and is available in 190,...

Duration Stabilised Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) was the first annealed (heated below melting temperature) crosslinked polyethylene. Crosslinking is achieved by irradiation, and so the manufacturing process involves irradiation followed by heating. Heating tends to reduce...