Orthopaedics | Hip | Femoral stem - short | Which Medical Device
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The CFP (Collum Femoris Preserving) stem is a collared, curved short stem device designed for minimally invasive implantation. It is a modification of the stem originally designed by Pipino in the early 1980s, the design aims of which included rotational stability by triplanar fixation,...
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The Silent hip is a tapered press-fit, textured implant designed to sit in the femoral neck without contacting the lateral cortex. It was launched in 2009 and remains in clinical trials. Links to clinical trials Multi-Centre Study to Assess the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of the Silent...
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The TaperLoc Microplasty from Biomet is a short femoral stem which is essentially a shortened version of the Taperloc stem (35mm shorter). This is a collarless, flat tapered wedge design, made from porous, plasma sprayed titanium. Lombardi et al give some useful advice for insertion. They...
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The Balance Microplasty hip stem is a shorter version of the Balance uncemented stem from Biomet. The stem is collarless and porous coated. It is a standard 80mm in length, and the design is intended to fill the proximal metaphysis and provide immediate three point fixation. The stem geometry...
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