This cemented monoblock Arcom ® polyethylene cup has a 3mm integral flange and 3mm PMMA spacers on the surface. The design includes a 15 degree anti-dislocation rim and an anti-impingement recess, intended to increase the range of motion of the articulation. Intended for use with the SHP...

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...

The SMF Short Modular Femoral Hip System from Smith and Nephew is an uncemented titanium stem, approximately 20% shorter than conventional stems. It has a proprietary high-friction porous (mean pore size 200 microns) coating known as Stiktite ™ and has a cobalt-chrome modular neck design....

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...

The Summit Cemented Hip Replacement System from Depuy-Synthes is a cemented stem which is a modification of the original Charnley design. The aims of these modifications were to increase torsional stability, increase offset options and improve the cement mantle (for example with the integral...

The Summit® Cementless Hip Replacement System from Depuy-Synthes is a tapered cementless titanium hip stem, whose features include a tapered neck geometry, a Porocoat porous or DuoFix HA coating, an anatomical medial curve, a grit blasted diaphyseal region and a polished distal tip to reduce...

The Symbios hip system is a cementless, HA coated, Swiss manufactured hip system which comes in proximally coated, fully coated, modular and monoblock varieties. The stem is titanium and is either anatomic (the SPS) or straight stem (the Harmony). The system is marketed with preoperative...

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...

The Furlong hemiarthroplasty system is intended for use after hip fracture. The system comprises a cemented double taper stem, with long stem options, or a Furlong HAC uncemented stem. Head options are either bipolar or physiological (large monopolar head), and the 12/14 taper allows for later...

The Trabecular Metal Augment and Restrictors from Zimmer are a selection of structural augments intended for revision or difficult primary hip reconstructions associated with significant bone loss.  This is part of the Zimmer TMARS (Trabecular Metal Acetabular Revision System).  ...