Prosthetic device for use as a hip joint

Details Prosthetic device for use as a hip joint Prosthetic device for use as a hip joint

1977-08-02

1978-06-06

Frinks, Ronald L.

Surgery

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Pad

3 1912, 128 92C, 128 92CA, A61F 124

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ABSTRACT:
A prosthetic device for use as a hip joint comprises a substantially spherical portion locatable in the acetubular fossa of a pelvis bone, and a longitudinal portion locatable in a thighbone. The spherical portion is anchored within the fossa by a holding member which is fixed to the fossa.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2765787 (1956-10-01), Pellet
patent: 3067740 (1962-12-01), Haboush
patent: 3893196 (1975-07-01), Hochman
McBride Type (Door Knob) Hip, Advertisement Page 4 by Austenal Labs, Inc., The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Jan. 1952.

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