Versys® Fibre Metal Taper
Proven Design with Enhanced Fixation
The VerSys Fiber Metal Taper Hip Prosthesis incorporates a fiber
metal ingrowth surface, a corundum ingrowth surface, and a polished, tapered
distal tip within a single prosthesis. Many of these cementless stem
concepts are based on years of successful clinical experience.1, 2, 3, 4
VerSys Fiber Metal Taper Features
- Circumferential porous fiber metal for enhanced press-fit fixation and long-term bone ingrowth.3
- Corundumized surface finish designed to promote secure bone implant interface.5
- Trapezoidal design improves proximal fill and rotational stability.
- Stem diameters available in 1mm increments in standard and large metaphyseal (LM) proximal bodies.
References
1. Mulliken BD, Bourne RB, Rorabeck CH, et al. A tapered titanium femoral stem inserted without cement in a total hip arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg. 1996;78-A(8):1214-1225.
2. Mallory TH. Total hip replacement in the 1990s: the procedure, the patient, the surgeon. Contemporary Orthopaedics. 1992;15:427-430.
3. Mallory TH, Head WC. A total hip replacement system: clinical experience and recommendations. Contemporary Orthopaedics. 1988;17(4):21-28.
4. Hozack W, Gardiner R, Hern S, et al. Taperloc femoral components. J Arthroplasty. 1994;9(5):489-493.
5. Feighan JE, Goldberg VM, Davy D, et al. The influence of surface-blasting on the incorporation of titanium-alloy implants in a rabbit intramedullary model. J Bone Joint Surg. 1995;77-A(9): 1380-1395.
