Femoral component for use in a replacement hip joint.

摘要

A femoral component of a replacement hip joint having a collarless stem (1) including a shoulder (5) for fixing in a medullary canal (2) by cement characterised by said stem (1) beneath the shoulder (15) having a straight taper and the anterior (9) and posterior (10) faces of said stem each having a concave surface formed by a longitudinally extending curve from the top of said shoulder (5) to the distal tip (4) of said stem. <IMAGE>