Thackray to make artificial hip replacements ... of the thigh-bone and the ball-joint engaged in a hollow dome (an 'acetabular cup') in the pelvis, enabling the leg to articulate.
On page 364 we noticed the Artificial ... rigidity of the knee joint, which is maintained until the ankle is. bent by the throwing lorward of the body, as the opposite leg takes the succeeding ...
Seven hip joints and 7 knee joints were affected. Only 4 patients had risk factors for prosthetic joint infection (diabetes mellitus in 2, cancer in 1, and myelodysplasia in 1). The average time ...