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straight vs. neutral vs. anatomic designs

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English term or phrase:straight vs. neutral vs. anatomic designs
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Entered by: David Jessop

16:38 Jul 9, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Medical: Instruments
English term or phrase: straight vs. neutral vs. anatomic designs
Could you please explain me what the difference is?

I think that anatomic design is available in right OR left configuration and neutral design is suitable for left and right leg as well. Straight design is straight(?).

CONTEXT

Total Hip Prosthesis
Femoral Stems
A wide range of femoral stems is available in straight, neutral, or anatomic designs; collared or collarless configurations; with and without coatings; and with preformed cement mantle manufactured from one component of Surgical Simplex® P Bone Cement with the addition of barium sulfate (Ba SO4). The materials used to manufacture these stems are certified to ASTM Standards:
Barbara Piela
Local time: 13:43
my understanding below
Explanation:
As far as I understand, they all refer to the shape of material utilized in the Femoral Stems in the hip prosthesis (artificial hip)

Anatomic -- conforms or fits the actual shape of the femoral stem of the patient
Neutral -- a mix between straight and anatomic, somewhere in-between
Straight --- of a straight shape

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David Jessop
Laos
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Thanks a lot!
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my understanding below


Explanation:
As far as I understand, they all refer to the shape of material utilized in the Femoral Stems in the hip prosthesis (artificial hip)

Anatomic -- conforms or fits the actual shape of the femoral stem of the patient
Neutral -- a mix between straight and anatomic, somewhere in-between
Straight --- of a straight shape



David Jessop
Laos
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
8 mins
  -> Thanks Vicky :-) David
agree  Yoana Yotova
12 mins
  -> Thanks Venabili :-) David
agree  Asghar Bhatti
1 hr
  -> Thanks Asghar :-) David
agree  Jörgen Slet
13 hrs
  -> Thanks Jörgen :-) David
agree  mrrobkoc
2 days 1 hr
  -> Thanks beeboy :-) David
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
2 days 20 hrs
  -> Thanks Marju :-) David
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