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Femoral head torsion test - ISO 7206-13

Normative References  



ISO 7206-13: Implants for surgery - Partial and total hip joint prostheses - Part 13: Determination of resistance to torque of head fixation of stemmed femoral components  


This test method determines the torque required to loosen the fixation of femoral heads. A static torque is applied to the head/cone assembly and increased until movement occurs or a maximum torque of 50 Nm is reached.