Newly Available, Newly Approved
| DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., has announced a new option for restoring hip mobility in patients who require total hip replacement: the Pinnacle® Acetabular Cup System AltrX™ hip bearing. This system provides advanced technology for recreating the natural ball-and-socket joint of the hip to help increase joint stability, range of motion, and longevity.1, 2
The AltrX polyethylene bearing is used with DePuy’s Pinnacle Acetabular Cup System — the only product available that provides surgeons with the option of choosing a polyethylene or metal insert for use with the same outer titanium cup that replaces the socket of the natural hip.
The Pinnacle cup exhibited 99% survivorship at 5 years and differences between patients, surgeons, femoral stems, head size, and articulation types did not affect survival.3
Key benefits are said to include significant wear reduction, with AltrX polyethylene liners achieving a 92% wear reduction over conventional polyethylene liners, while maintaining excellent mechanical integrity and oxidative resistance in laboratory simulations.4 In addition, the system is designed to provide optimized mechanical integrity by using an AltraLink™ material enhancement process. DePuy notes that AltrX liners achieve excellent mechanical toughness and oxidative resistance, which helps provide long-term durability of the implant. 5
For more information, contact,
DePuy Orthopedics
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ONCE-YEARLY TREATMENT FOR POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS
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