Avenir® Cemented Hip Stem - PMCF

Who can take part

• Patient is 18 years of age minimum
• Patient is suffering from severe hip pain and disability requiring primary unilateral or bilateral total hip arthroplasty based on physical exam and medical history
• Patient is willing and able to cooperate in the required post-operative therapy
• Patient is willing and able to complete scheduled follow-up evaluations as described in the Informed Consent

Who cannot take part

• Lack of bony structures proximal or distal to the joint, so that good anchorage of the implant is unlikely or impossible
• Any concomitant diseases that can jeopardize the functioning and the success of the implant
• Acute, chronic, local, or systemic infections
• Severe muscular, neural, or vascular diseases that endanger the limbs involved
• Allergy to the implanted material, especially to metal (e.g., stainless steel)
• Patients who have any condition that would in the judgment of the Investigator place the patient at undue risk or interfere with the study. Any patient who is institutionalized, a known drug abuser or alcoholic or anyone who cannot understand what is required of them
• For patients biologically younger than 60 years with joint disease, a different reconstruction operation (e.g., osteotomy) or arthrodesis may be indicated
• Patient is unwilling or unable to give consent, or to comply with the follow-up program
• Total or partial absence of the muscular or ligamentous apparatus
• Local bone tumors and/or cysts
• Pregnancy
• Skeletal immaturity
• Patients with plans to relocate during the study follow-up period