Patient-specific design process and evaluation of a hip prosthesis femoral stem.

CONCLUSION:: The customized femoral stem presented satisfactory results related to primary stability, but compromising proximo-medial load transfer due to increased stem cross-sectional area increased stem stiffness.
PMID: 30537876 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - December 11, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Abdelaal O, Darwish S, El-Hofy H, Saito Y Tags: Int J Artif Organs Source Type: research