Testing of Hip Implants

A hip joint implant—also called a hip prostheses or hip endoprostheses—may be necessary in the event of stiffening of the hip joint or hip arthrosis (coxarthrosis).In general, a hip joint implant consists of a femoral stem, the femoral head, the acetabular shell and a plastic or ceramic inlay.A hip joint implant and its individual components are subjected to both static and dynamic testing.