10 Nov Back to long distance with the A2 stock
3.8 km swimming, 180 km cycling and 42.2 km running. Andreas Webner recently finished the Triathlon Challenge in Roth and is registered for the Ironman in Hamburg in June 2026....
04 Aug eIFU from August 2025: Instructions for use digitally and always up-to-date
Instead of the previous printed instructions for use in the inner carton, the information is available digitally at any time as an electronic instruction manual (eIFU)....
25 Jul Infection risk: Prevention and interdisciplinary cooperation are crucial
Periprosthetic infections are a serious complication of joint implantation. Dr. Sebastian Meller heads the Section for Hip Surgery and Peri-Implant Infections at the Charité University Hospital Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum, and explains which patient-related and surgical risk factors play a role....
07 Jul Periprosthetic infections: Investigating the influence of stem design
What influence does implant design have on the incidence of infection? Following initial findings based on EPRD registry data, a yet-to-be-published, prospective, randomized study by Dr. Sebastian Meller of the Charité University Hospital in Berlin is now examining the topic in more detail....
17 Jun Simultaneous bilateral hip replacement: Progress makes it possible
Medical and technical advances – particularly minimally invasive surgical techniques, innovative implants such as the A2® short stem and optimized procedures – now make it possible to implant both hip endoprostheses in one session....
16 Jun “It could become the best register in the world.”
What's next for the planned German Implant Register (IRD)? And what does this mean for the established German Endoprosthesis Register (EPRD)? We spoke with Prof. Dr. Carsten Perka of Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, in his role as scientific director and spokesperson for the EPRD Executive Committee,...
03 Jun Australian Registry confirms EPRD short stem results
Different countries, different patient populations, and different care philosophies. What does the Australian care reality actually look like with regard to short stems? We took a look at the latest 2024 annual report of the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry (AOANJRR)....
28 Oct Endoprosthesis Register 2024: Once again top position for the A2® short shaft system
The cement-free A2® short shaft can also score points in the 2024 annual report with a very low probability of failure of 2.7% within seven years. This puts him once again at the forefront of elective cement-free hip primary care....
17 Sep Prof. Zeichen in an interview: The relationship between standard and short shafts will be reversed.
Old patients present a challenge for arthroplasty in many ways. Now there is a new option with the cemented A2® short stem that could be relevant for older patients....