Anchored shaft for a femoral prosthesis

Abstract

Abstract The shaft (3) of a femoral prosthesis (5) is provided in the direction of its longitudinal axis (9) with a bore (10), which is situated as far as possible on this axis (9) and which communicates via an opening (14) with the outside of the shaft (3) and consequently with the operating cavity (2). The bore (10), on whose proximal end a bone cement injector (16) can be applied in a pressure-sealed manner, and the opening (14) allow the bone cement (4) to be introduced after the shaft (3) has been inserted into the cavity (2), as a result of which the new implanting technique, in which the bone cement (4) is introduced into the femur (1) only after the shaft (3), is considerably facilitated. <IMAGE>

Inventors

• 👤 Markus Dr.-Med. Scherrer
• 👤 Rudolf Koch
• 👤 Hans-Georg Prof.Dr.-Med. Willert

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