FEMORAL HIP PROSTHESIS

摘要

A prosthetic femoral component for location in a prepared socket in a femur which has been resected at a position on the proximal side of its neck and which includes a tapered insert portion and a proximal head portion, the proximal end of said insert portion being adapted for location in said prepared socket and having a maximum dimension in a plane normal to the distal-proximal axis of the neck which is larger than the minimum dimension of the neck in a parallel plane.