Inventors:
William A. McGann - San Francisco CA
International Classification:
A61F 234
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for hip replacement stability includes a connector which is adapted to be connected between at least one of an acetabular cup, or a component of an acetabular cup, or the adjacent bone, and at least one of a replacement femur or a femur. The connector is flexible and allows for uninhibited movement between an acetabular cup and replacement femur up to a limit in order to prevent dislocation. The connector is in one embodiment comprised of a net. The method of the invention for preventing dislocation between an acetabular cup and replacement femur includes the steps of securing the connector to at least one of an acetabular cup, or a component thereof, or bone located adjacent to an acetabular cup, and securing the connector to at least one of a replacement femur or a femur.