Femur component for an artificial hip joint
AssigneeSteinzeug- und Kunststoffwerke Friedrichsfeld GmbH
InventorsGunther Heimke, Peter Griss
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Abstract
The shaft portion of an artificial hip joint intended for cement-free anchoring in a femur which is generally rectangular in cross-section and is provided with outwardly projecting steps for direct transfer of axial forces between the shaft and the bone tissue, one half of the steps being transversely inclined with respect to the shaft axis with the other half of the steps inclined in the opposite direction by an equal amount to prevent rotation of the shaft as a result of the development of equal and opposite components of force.
Claims9
An artifical hip joint having an elongated shaft to be anchored in a femur without the use of cement, the cross-sectional outline of said shaft being generally rectangular, two of the oppositely disposed sides of said shaft being each provided with at least two outwardly projecting force-transmitting steps, the remaining two opposite sides of the shaft being smooth, each of the two steps on each of the opposite sides of the shaft being transversely inclined with respect to a plane which passes through the axis of the shaft and which is generally parallel with the planes of the smooth sides of the shaft in equal and opposite directions with respect to each other and said plane to transmit components of compression forces to the tissue of the femur to prevent rotation of the shaft about its long axis, and also in the direction of the shaft axis.
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