[Macerated human hip bone preparation as a substitute for fresh frozen preparations for testing the primary stability and frictional torques of cementless hip cups].

AIM: The aim of the study was to validate macerated human acetabuli as replacement for fresh frozen preparations for testing primary stability and the screwing in moments of cementless threaded hip cups.

METHOD: Three fresh frozen human pelvis were tested. One half of each pelvis was macerated whereas the other half was preserved as fresh frozen preparation. In the side of every pelvis the moments of screwing-in, the micromotions, the maximum expressing force and the maximum pull-out torque were determined.

RESULTS

The screwing in moments, the maximum expressing forces and the maximum pull-out torques did not change. The micromotions were reduced to half.

CONCLUSION

Considering the reduction of the micromotions, macerated human acetabuli are valid replacements for fresh frozen preparations for testing the primary stability and the screwing-in behaviour of screwed pans.