Endoprosthetics MM400

Prosthetic joint infections: New method allows for diagnostics of up to 8 samples with high documentation rate Joint replacements, especially of hip and knee joints, rank among the most frequent surgical interventions in industrialized countries. In Germany, specialists implant approximately 210,000 artificial hips and 165,000 artificial knees every year. Growing life expectancy as well as higher demands on the quality of life have led to a clear trend in endoprosthetics.