Hip joint method
OwnerPeter Mats Forsellinventor
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Abstract
A surgical or arthroscopic method for resurfacing at least one surface of a hip joint of a human patient using a medical device comprising a first sealing member. The hip joint has an acetabulum surface and a caput femur surface and the method comprises the steps of creating at least one hole passing into the hip joint, placing the first sealing member between the acetabulum surface and the caput femur surface, thereby creating a sealed hollow space between the acetabulum and the caput femur using the first sealing member, and injecting a material into the sealed hollow space, and thereby creating an artificial hip joint surface.
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A surgical or arthroscopic method for resurfacing at least one surface of a hip joint of a human patient using a medical device comprising a first sealing member, wherein the hip joint comprises an acetabulum surface and a caput femur surface, the method comprising the steps of:
- creating at least one hole passing into the hip joint,
- placing a first sealing member between the acetabulum surface and the caput femur surface so that the first sealing member, the acetabulum surface and the caput femur surface together define an at least partially sealed hollow space between the acetabulum and the caput femur, and
- injecting a material into the at least partially sealed hollow space, so that said material comes in direct contact with the acetabulum surface, the caput femur surface and the first sealing member, thereby creating an artificial hip joint surface.
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