Abstract: “A femoral stem, particularly for a hip prosthesis, provided with a recess for the mating of a neck, the recess having a rough inner surface, the roughness being constituted by scoring lines adapted to allow optimum mating between the neck and the stem.

Abstract: A method for improving the strength characteristics of orthopedic prostheses, such as femur necks, femoral stems, cotyloid elements, systems of the spinal column, including the step of: starting from a prosthesis made of metal, subjecting the prosthesis to a peening treatment to improve the surface hardness of the prosthesis and eliminate micro-scoring caused by the machining of machine tools, the method further including a subsequent step of performing a surface finishing treatment by vibration finishing.

Abstract: A modular prosthetic device for hip joint replacement comprising a stem adapted to be inserted within the femur, a neck element and a spherical head, the stem comprising in an upper region a cavity for accommodating a lower portion of the neck element, which can be coupled in an upper region to a spherical element.

Abstract: A set of mobile necks for inserting into the stem (2) of a hip prosthesis, in which the mobile necks are produced with different inclinations and lengths in such a way that their free ends (3i), when inserted in the stem, terminate at nine mutually equidistant points (Pi) arranged in three parallel horizontal rows (R0) in such a way that the lines joining the outermost points delineate a square (Q), the length of whose sides is approximately 15 mm, the diagonal (D) of this square coinciding with the axis (H-H) of a mobile neck (1) set at a neutral inclination, that is neither varus nor valgus, with respect to a plane (ss) essentially perpendicular to the axis of the abovementioned stem (2).