Leaflike shaft of a hip-joint prosthesis for anchoring in the femur
AssigneePlus Endoprothetik AG
InventorKarl Zweymuller
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Abstract
Leaflike shaft (1) of a hip-joint prosthesis for anchoring in the femur, according to a towards a distal end (5) [sic], with a femur-anchoring section (1a, . . . 1i) having a long axis (A) and with a prosthesis neck (2), wherein the femur-anchoring section 1a, . . . 1i) has a substantially rectangular external contour in a plane perpendicular to the long axis (A), optionally with recesses in the side edges and/or at the corners.
Claims9
Leaflike shaft (1) of a hip-joint prosthesis for anchoring in the femur, with a femur-anchoring section (1a, . . . 1i) that tapers toward a distal end (5) and has a long axis (A) and a prosthesis neck (2),
- characterized in that the femur-anchoring section (1a, 1i) has an external contour in a plane perpendicular to the long axis (A) that is substantially rectangular, optionally with recesses in the sides and/or at the corners and/or in the interior.
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