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femoral stem

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femoral stem,
in arthroplasty of the hip or knee, the part of the prosthesis that inserts into the end of the trimmed and prepared femur.


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The narrow canal allows only a thin mantle of cement for femoral stems and may lead to early failure.
Cone femoral prosthesis for osteoarthritis of the hip with femoral ... by P Pak and R de Steiger / Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the Novation[R] Element[TM], which represents another femoral stem philosophy in the Novation Comprehensive Hip system.
Exactech Expands Total Hip Replacement Offerings with Full Market ... by Business Wire
Eight cases had varus and 12 had valgus migration of the femoral stem.
Association of intra-operative metaphyseal fractures with prosthesis ... by K J Barlas and Q S Ajmi and T K Bagga and F R Howell and J A Roberts and M Eltayeb / Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
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