The Durom hip resurfacing is a metal-on-metal hip resurfacing introduced in 2003. The device has a Metasul® bearing, which is wrought-forged Cobalt Chrome – the Protasul-21 WF alloy. This bearing was developed by Sulzer (subsequently Centerpulse, itself acquired by Zimmer in 2003), and...
read full descriptionThe Global Tissue Sparing (GTS) primary hip stem is a short uncemented hip stem intended to spare bone and possibly soft tissue. In an early series of 81 stems in 80 patients, there was one calcar fracture and no loosening at a mean of 16 months (6 to 24 months). Reference: Morales...
read full descriptionThe MIHR International Hip Resurfacing is a cast high-carbon cobalt chrome metal-on-metal hip resurfacing device intended to facilitate “small incision” surgery, and which has an appropriately specialised set of instruments for doing so. These include a retractor, femoral head...
read full descriptionThe MITCH hip resurfacing system is a metal on metal hip resurfacing device manufactured by Finsbury for Stryker. The bearing is a high precision ‘as cast’ high carbon cobalt chrome bearing. Finsbury has experience of hip resurfacing systems and markets its own system (the ADEPT...
read full descriptionThe ReCap hip resurfacing from Biomet has the following design features: a titanium porous coated socket, with or without hydroxyapatite coating; anti-rotation fins on the socket to enhance stability; a thinner acetabular component with the aim of removing less bone than other systems; a 0.5mm...
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