Abstract
The first generation of Charnley femoral prostheses is easily distinguished by the flat lateral surface of the stem. This design is now called the flat-back (Fig. 10.1). The flat lateral surface was derived from the Austin-Moore and Thompson prostheses.
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Charnley, J. (1979). Types of LFA Femoral Prostheses. In: Low Friction Arthroplasty of the Hip. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67013-8_11
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