SHORT MEDACTA STEM Brochure Joint

A M I N I M A L LY I N V A S I V E P R E S E R V I N G S O L U T I O N OPTIMIZED METAPHYSEAL FITTING SMS: SHORT MEDACTA STEM Optimal reconstruction of the individual anatomy and biomechanics of each patient is a crucial part in THA. The SMS femoral stem has been designed to meet today’s THA challenges in a growing patient population.[1] SMS is a bone-preserving short metaphyseal-fitting cementless femoral stem, designed to achieve a more physiological proximal load transfer and restore the individual anatomy of the patient.[2] The SMS’s design has been determined and validated based on the analysis...

REDEFINING THR: THE AMIS SYNERGY The anterior approach, supported by years of clinical experience[13], is the only technique that follows an intermuscular and internervous path, potentially reducing the risk of damage to periarticular structures such as muscles, tendons, vessels and nerves. Convinced of the value of the anterior approach for improving patient wellbeing, but at the same time acknowledging the potential challenges in its adoption, an international group of expert surgeons, in collaboration with Medacta, set out to optimize and standardize the anterior approach, with the aim of...