Hip Resurfacing and Conventional THR Comparison of Acetabular Bone Stock Removal, Leg Length, and Offset Medical Study 2013
http://www.healio.com/orthopedics/journals/ORTHO/%7BACDF855C-1EA2-4525-9017-3B3127D94918%7D/Hip-Resurfacing-and-Conventional-THA-Comparison-of-Acetabular-Bone-Stock-Removal-Leg-Length-and-Offset
Nicholas M. Brown, MD; Jared R. H. Foran, MD; Craig J. Della Valle, MD
May 2013
The purpose of this study was to compare total hip arthroplasty (THA) and hip
resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA) with regard to the amount of acetabular bone
stock removed and the ability to restore leg length and offset. Anteroposterior
pelvis radiographs of 153 consecutive THAs and 84 consecutive HRAs were
compared. Excluded patients were those with prior hip surgery, those… Read the rest