In a femoral head cap implant having a cup-shaped cap component and a pin
fixed to its concave inner surface, a pick-up coil is arranged in the
latter, each respective terminal of the same being connected to a tissue
electrode. One tissue electrode comprises a cap component, the other an
electrode provided insulated on the pin or on at least one part of the
pin which is electrically insulated from the cap component. By inducing a
low-frequency alternating current in the pick-up coil by means of an
external coil, this low-frequency alternating current flows from the two
tissue electrodes through the femoral head bone provided with the
implant, thereby promoting the maintenance of its vitality.