BS ISO 7206-4:2002 specifies a test method for determining the endurance properties, under specified laboratory conditions, of stemmed femoral components of total hip joint prostheses and stemmed femoral components used alone in partial hip joints. It also defines the conditions of testing so that the important parameters that affect the components are taken into account, and describes how the specimen is set up for testing.
Applicable to prostheses that have a plane of symmetry, or have preformed anteversion or
double curvature of the stem, and to prostheses designed for use in revision surgery. This part of ISO 7206 however does not specify methods of examining the test specimen.