Maxera Large Cups - Canada

Exclusion Criteria

• •Active, old, or remote infection of the hip.
• •Osteoradionecrosis.
• •Local bone tumors and/or cysts.
• •Patients with poor bone quality, where there is inadequate bone to support the implant(s).
• •Neuromuscular compromise, vascular deficiency or other conditions in the affected limb that may lead to inadequate skeletal fixation.
• •Allergy to the implanted material.
• •Patient's physical conditions that would eliminate or tend to eliminate adequate implant support or prevent the use of an appropriately sized implant, e.g. previous surgery, insufficient quality or quantity of bone resulting from conditions such as cancer or congenital dislocation, metabolic bone disease of the upper femur or pelvis, femoral osteotomy revision, girdle stone revision, osteoporosis, osteomyelitis, neuromuscular compromise or vascular deficiency in the affected limb in sufficient degree to render the procedure unjustifiable (e.g. absence of musculoligamentous supporting structures, joint neuropathy) or other conditions that may lead to inadequate skeletal fixation
• •Do not use ceramic femoral heads which are not BIOLOX delta or BIOLOX OPTION with Maxera components.
• •Use of this device when a less invasive procedure would be sufficient.
• •Skeletal immaturity.
• •Any nerve or muscle disease that may have a negative effect on gait or weight bearing
• •Loss of abductor musculature in the affected limb.
• •Poor skin coverage around the hip joint.
• •Rapid disease progression as obvious by joint destruction or bone absorption seen on x-ray.