Ever wonder how surgeons choose the right hip implant to use during surgery? There is a huge range of possible prosthesis combinations available for orthopedic surgeons to choose when they perform total hip arthroplasties. In 2000, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) established a 10 year revision rate benchmark of 10% for […]
Despite the advantages of an additional level of modularity at the femoral neck there continues to be reports of clinical concerns of corrosion, metallosis and fracture of the modular neck in dual modular devices. The Stryker Rejuvenate, a dual modular hip implant, was voluntarily recalled in 2012 because of high revision rates. The authors of […]
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