the clinician and researcher or, if onboard modulation of data is performed, that this process is made transparent to ensure comparability to other devices. Modularity and portability Data generated from digital technology should be modular and
Benedikt J. Braun, Bernd Grimm, Andrew M. Hanflik, Meir T. Marmor, Peter H. Richter, Andrew K. Sands, and Sureshan Sivananthan
Luigi Zagra, Francesco Benazzo, Dante Dallari, Francesco Falez, Giuseppe Solarino, Rocco D’Apolito, and Claudio Carlo Castelli
modular designs in which a cobalt–chromium liner is inserted into a titanium shell to obtain the familiarity of a standard titanium cup, additional fixation with screws, and the advantages of modularity. Concern has been raised, however, about the
Theofilos Karachalios, George Komnos, and Antonios Koutalos
months. Aseptic loosening rates for short-stemmed THA are double compared with conventional stems at ten years (2.7% compared with 1.3%). However, revision rates vary according to the type of implant. Femoral stems with modular necks show a double
Miklós Szendrői, Imre Antal, Attila Szendrői, Áron Lazáry, and Péter Pál Varga
justified for an end-of-life solution to avoid re-operations for complications. 2 , 4 More than two-thirds of the femoral metastases appear in the proximal epi-metaphysis. Most authors favour normal long-stem cemented endoprosthesis designs or modular
Razvan Ene, Mihai Nica, Dragos Ene, Adrian Cursaru, and Catalin Cirstoiu
Antibiotics and Implant Retention (DAIR) procedure can be implemented, which consists of surgical debridement, antibiotic therapy, and implant retention (with exchange of the modular components). Its success is based on the absence of a mature biofilm which is
Volkmar Jansson, Alexander Grimberg, Oliver Melsheimer, Carsten Perka, and Arnd Steinbrück
level and; - to maintain an industry curated database of implant components classifying type, materials, design, size, modularity, fixation method and further attributes. Since inception, the participation of German hospitals in the
David Lin, Alexander Charalambous, and Sammy A. Hanna
femur. These were universally managed with cabling and restricted weight bearing post-operatively. In all cases, a standard, non-modular, stem was used. Eight of the hips demonstrated evidence of osteolysis secondary to polyethylene wear. This mainly
Minghe Yao, Tingkui Wu, and Beiyu Wang
). There are two indicators in the clustered network: the modularity ( Q score) and the silhouette ( S score). The Q score, ranging from 0 to +1, is a measure of the extent to which a network can be divided into clusters. A Q score greater than 0
Jan Victor
micromotion in modular implants, have greatly reduced this problem. Today infection, instability, malalignment, stiffness and dissatisfaction with the outcome of the procedure are the main drivers for early revision. 1 In particular, this is a more
Daniel Bachman and Akin Cil
manufactured by Wright Medical Technology (Arlington, TN, USA), and formerly by Tornier (St Ismier, France). The general design concept is a modular spool and stem combination to re-create the articular surface and mechanical support of the distal humerus. The
