Influence of femoral broach shape on stem alignment using anterior approach for total hip arthroplasty: A radiologic comparative study of 3 different stems.

BACKGROUND:Malalignment of the femoral stem in total hip arthroplasty (THA) can detrimentally affect outcome. Poor preparation of the femur intraoperatively is an important cause of stem malalignment. PURPOSES:The objective was to compare coronal alignment of three different stems using three differ...

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Main Authors: Cécile Batailler, Camdon Fary, Elvire Servien, Sébastien Lustig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6173375?pdf=render