Hip prosthesis

Abstract

Abstract 1521679 Hip prostheses A RAMBERT G BOUSQUET and H DEJOUR 25 April 1977 [26 April 1976] 17171/77 Heading ASR The femoral component of a hip prosthesis comprises a head portion consisting of a partspherical member 8 and a neck 9 having a smooth slightly tapering zone 11 and a threaded zone 12, and a shank portion 3 having a bore 4 with a threaded zone 5 and a smooth zone 6 matching the slightly tapering zone 11 of the head portion, said head and shank portions being locked together by the jamming of said tapering zone 11 against the surface of the smooth zone 6. Diametrically opposed pairs of flats 13, 14 are provided on the respective portions to facilitate assembly and dismantling of the device.

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