The Exeter hip is a cemented, polished tapered stem hip replacement with a long pedigree. The device was developed in 1969 and intended as a cemented implant for insertion by the posterior approach. In 2010 the device celebrated its millionth implantation, 40 years of clinical use and, possibly...

The Smith and Nephew CPCS (Collarless Polished Cemented Stem) is a polished tapered femoral component, available in cobalt chrome and stainless steel versions. The design incorporates a “triple taper” meaning that not only does the femoral stem narrow from proximal to distal in...

The Accolade C Femoral Component from Stryker is a cemented hip stem with a dual wedge design manufactured from chrome cobalt. There are 132 and 127 degree neck angle options, and a universal distal spacer or ring centraliser options. The V40 taper allows a range of heads including Vitallium...

The Zimmer Apollo hip system is a collared straight stem, cobalt chrome cemented hip replacement. The Apollo cup is an all-polyethylene cemented acetabular component. Although first used in 1990, the socket is rated “pre-entry” by ODEP.  

The MS-30 (Morscher-Spotorno) femoral stem from Zimmer is a cemented, collarless stem which is available in both matt and highly polised versions. Design features include three tapers and a rounded trapezoidal cross section. The purpose of the flange on the lateral aspect of the stem is to...