Prosthesis
First Claim
1. A prosthetic device for an enarthrosis of an extremity, such as of the hip joint or of the shoulder joint of a human body, comprising a substantially non-collapsible ball prosthesis portion comprising a ball member joined to an axial end of a body member via a neck member;
- wherein said ball prosthesis portion comprises a transverse profile adapted for enabling at least said ball prosthesis portion to be implanted in said enarthrosis via a suitable portal formed through the lateral cortex of the long bone of said enarthrosis.
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Abstract
A prosthetic device for an enarthrosis of an extremity, such as the hip joint of the shoulder joint of a human body. The prosthetic device has a ball prosthesis portion and an optional socket prosthesis portion. The ball prosthesis portion is non-inflatable, having a ball member joined to an axial end of a body member via a neck member, and is securable to the extremity. In particular, the ball prosthesis portion has a transverse profile that is adapted for enabling the same to be implanted in the enarthrosis via a suitable portal formed through the lateral cortex of the long bone of the enarthrosis.
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1. A prosthetic device for an enarthrosis of an extremity, such as of the hip joint or of the shoulder joint of a human body, comprising
a substantially non-collapsible ball prosthesis portion comprising a ball member joined to an axial end of a body member via a neck member; wherein said ball prosthesis portion comprises a transverse profile adapted for enabling at least said ball prosthesis portion to be implanted in said enarthrosis via a suitable portal formed through the lateral cortex of the long bone of said enarthrosis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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