Femoral head prosthesis BIRMINGHAM™

A bone conserving total hip system, ideal for the younger or more active male patient Driven by experience Introduced in 1997, the BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing System was designed using knowledge gained from first-generation metal-on-metal total hips and a thorough understanding of hip resurfacing principles. Product Features Metallurgy Produced using the investment casting process from high-carbon cobalt chrome in the ‘as-cast’ micro-structural condition. Wear testing By 2 million cycles, formation of the classical Stribeck curve indicates a considerable contribution from the fluid film, continuing to be evident at 3 million cycles.