Acetabular cup orientation and postoperative leg length discrepancy in patients undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty via a direct anterior and anterolateral approaches

Acetabular cup orientation and postoperative leg length discrepancy in patients undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty via a direct anterior and anterolateral approaches

Abstract Background Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is considered a successful surgical procedure. It can be performed by several surgical approaches. Although the posterior and anterolateral approaches are the most common, there has been increased interest in the direct anterior approach. The goal of...

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Main Authors: Ronen Debi, Evyatar Slamowicz, Ornit Cohen, Avi Elbaz, Omri Lubovsky, Dror Lakstein, Zachary Tan, Ehud Atoun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
THA
Approach
Anterolateral
Direct anterior
Anteversion
Abduction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-018-2097-4

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