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Exeter hip system celebrates 40th anniversary, manufacture of one-millionth hip stem
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Stryker Corporation’s Orthopaedics Division is celebrating this month the one-millionth manufacturing of its Exeter hip stem, an implant developed in collaboration with an orthopedic surgeon and engineer to address the problem of aseptic loosening. This year also marks the 40th anniversary of the Exeter hip system.
Developed in 1970, the Exeter hip stem was the first ever collarless, polished and tapered stem, a design which helped to significantly reduce implant loosening and the rate of revision surgery, according to a Stryker Corp. press release.
In 1988, the Exeter hip revolutionized hip replacement surgery when Stryker supplemented its design with femoral heads of different lengths and sizes, enabling surgeons to better recreate patients’ unique anatomy, among other benefits, the company said. By more closely matching the biomechanics of patients, the Exeter hip replacement system provides surgeons the potential to reduce dislocation and leg length discrepancies, which can be associated with readmission and revision surgery.
“I can truly say that the Exeter hip system remains the most successful hip replacement system ever developed, and this is confirmed on all National Joint Registers,” Mr. Graham Gie, consultant orthopedic surgeon of the Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Exeter, stated in the release. “This hip system has stood the test of time and continues to deliver superior clinical results four decades later because Stryker continues to supplement its ground breaking design with modern technological advancements.”
Laura Piccinini, president of Stryker Europe, stated, “Since the original creation of the Exeter system, Stryker has continued to work with the most advanced technologies to enhance the Exeter system and hopefully improve clinical outcomes for all our implants. We have always believed that the best orthopedic products are only developed by working closely with surgeons. Exeter’s 40 years of success are a testament to that philosophy.”