Abstract: An oblong acetabular cup which includes a cavity for receiving a bearing element is provided. The plane of the opening into the cavity is skewed relative to the prosthesis' longitudinal plane so as to achieve adduction correction, anteversion correction, or both adduction and anteversion correction. In certain preferred embodiments, the prosthesis is constructed from two components which can be oriented with respect to one another to achieve different directions and amounts of anteversion correction. In some embodiments, the two components form a cusp in the outside surface of the prosthesis. Surgical instruments and surgical methods for implanting the prostheses are disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 7, 1991
Date of Patent:
March 9, 1993
Assignee:
Joint Medical Products Corporation
Inventors:
Michael J. Christie, Alfred F. DeCarlo, Jr., Timothy McTighe, Douglas G. Noiles