Merete BioBall® System - for Hip Revision
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The USB adapter of Hip revisions
What’s the first rule of Orthopaedics? It is “Thou shall not Varus”. The Second rule? It’s “Thou shall not mismatch tapers” (Yep, we read the commandments). With Globalisation and medical tourism picking up pace, we’re already revising Total Hips from another generation or manufacturer who has become obsolete or even from another continent.
And it is not uncommon to find well-fixed stems only to be taken down because the tapers didn’t match. What if, we had a USB-adapter-converter-sorts to help with the problem?
That’s where the Merete BioBall® System comes in. Their taper adapter sits on top of the stem while in addition to allowing taper conversion, also allows adjustment of offset, neck length and best of all the version (to an extent).
They also have customizable adapters and a patented adapter selector.
Offset Adapter
A taper mismatch can raise the failure rate and Metere provides a simple and elegant solution. The primary indication is isolated acetabular revision. Studies show complication rates around 7% with a re-dislocation rate between 5.2-15%.
