Custom-made Hip Prostheses

The custom-made hip prosthesis itself is now integrated in a whole concept of computer-assisted hip arthroplasty which includes: computer-assisted preoperative planning, computer-assisted designing of custom hip prostheses, and computer-assisted hip surgery. This paper will focus on custom-made hip prostheses, describing the elements which lead to the design and the clinical use of custom stems. It will present a specific philosophy, describing the planning, design, fabrication, and biomechanical evaluation of custom-made hip prostheses.