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The male-female taper junction of the original intercalary humeral spacer prosthesis is shown. Note that although rotation is not fixed with implantation of the individual components, distraction of 2.04 cm is needed to reduce the junction. (A) The components of this spacer show a proximal and distal stem along with a separate body segment. (B) This spacer has been assembled.
