Femoral component and method

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1985-02-04

1985-11-12

Apley, Richard J.

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Implantable prosthesis

Bone

A61F 104

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045518637

ABSTRACT:
An implant component having a cement stem, a shaft extending outwardly of the proximal end of the stem and a head fitted on the shaft including a bone joint ball and bone ingrowth material on the neck of the head. The component is secured to the proximal end of a live femur by cementing the stem into the medullary canal, positioning the surface of the ingrowth material flush against a complementary live bone surface and growing a live bone connection into the ingrowth material.

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Dana C. Mears, Materials and Orthopaedic Surgery, 1979, pp. 523-531.

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