| abstract |
The invention relates to a femoral hip joint spacer having a prosthesis body having a ball head (1) with a sliding surface (2), a neck (3), a collar (4) and a stem (5), wherein at least one fastening area (6) is arranged on the stem (5) of the prosthesis body, the hip joint spacer further having a first connecting means (8) for feeding a medical irrigation liquid into the prosthesis body, a second connecting means (9) for draining the irrigation liquid from the prosthesis body, an irrigation liquid inlet opening, wherein the first connecting means (8) is connected in liquid-conveying manner to the irrigation liquid inlet opening, an irrigation liquid outlet opening, wherein the second connecting means (9) is connected in liquid-conveying manner to the irrigation liquid outlet opening, at least one irrigation liquid discharge opening (14) and at least one irrigation liquid intake opening (16, 18), wherein the at least one irrigation liquid discharge opening (14) is connected inside the prosthesis body to the irrigation liquid inlet opening and the at least one irrigation liquid intake opening (16, 18) is connected inside the prosthesis body to the irrigation liquid outlet opening. |