A cotyloid implant including a screwable cup receiving an articular
insert. The cup is provided with screwing elements (11) on the periphery
thereof and more particularly in the equatorial area (2) thereof, the
elements being used to penetrate the bone material of the acetabular cup
during screwing. The cup includes an osteointegration-facilitating
coating such as a selective calcium hydroxyapatite coating. The coating
(16) is a thick coating on the convex parts of the outer surface of the
cup, including areas or valleys or hollow thread elements which are left
free in the screwing elements. The coating is not as thick (17) or is
even absent on raised areas or screw thread areas.