FEMORAL COMPONENT FOR A HIP PROSTHESIS, AND TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS COMPRISING SAME

摘要

Femoral component (4) for a hip prosthesis, comprising a distal part (8) intended to be inserted into the medullary cavity (15) of the femur (16) of a patient, and a cervical part (11) which comprises or which can support a neck (12) at the end of which a spherical head (5) is placed or can be placed, characterized in that said distal part (8) and said cervical part (11) are made up of two separate pieces, in that said distal part (8) comprises, at its proximal end (9), an outgrowth forming a pivot (10), and in that said cervical part (11) comprises means for assembling the cervical part (11) on the pivot (10) of the distal part (8), maintaining the possibility of free relative rotation of the cervical part (11) around the pivot (10) after implantation of the prosthesis. Total hip prosthesis of which the femoral component is of the above type.