A pioneering hip joint targeted at the growing number of younger patients requiring hip replacement surgery has been announced by B. BRAUN MEDICAL.
Pioneering hip joint
The Metha Total Hip Replacement (THR) prosthesis uses ceramic contact surfaces and claims to offer long-term benefits over metal-on-metal re-surfacing procedures, often used in the UK for early hip replacement operations. Key features of the innovative Metha prosthesis include its small size. This enables surgeons to remove a nominal amount of bone and tissue to fit the joint as younger patients generally suffer less widespread bone deterioration. The joint can also be implanted using minimally invasive surgery, resulting in fast postoperative recovery.
