The 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...
read full descriptionThe Trabecular Metal Osteonecrosis Intervention Implant from Zimmer is intended for use in osteonecrosis of the femoral head, in Ficat and Arlet Stage 1 or 2 (ie precollapse) disease. A study by Varitimidis et al (1) suggested an improvement in function after implantation, but no effect...
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 ACCIS® hip system is a Ceramic Surface Engineered hard-on-hard (TiNbN-on-TiNbN) bearing, large head, resurfacing and total hip system with modular formats. The bearing surface differs from other metal-on-metal (CoCrMo-on-CoCrMo) bearings because it is Ceramic Surface Engineered with...
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...
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