ORTHOPAEDIC PROSTHESIS FOR HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT

摘要

The invention relates to an orthopaedic prosthesis for hip or knee replacement, formed by an upper body (1) and a lower body (2), which are hinged to one another, and which are coupled to respective bones of a patient in order to replace the function of the hip or knee, wherein the orthopaedic prosthesis comprises: means for detecting infections, designed to detect the growth of bacteria on the orthopaedic prosthesis; means for detecting movement, designed to detect a separation movement between the upper body (1) and the lower body (2); and a communication unit (13) designed to wirelessly send the detection of the growth of bacteria and the detection of the separation movement between the upper body (1) and the lower body (2) to an external processing device.