Refine Intraoperative x-ray technique to routinely achieve an Acetabular inclination angle of less than 50 degrees by Dr. Gross 2012
Refined Intraoperative X-ray Technique to Routinely Achieve
an Acetabular Inclination Angle < 50ºThomas P. Gross, MD
(d), Fei Liu, PhD (d)
Midlands Orthopaedics, P.A. Columbia, SC.6/5/2012INTRODUCTION
A steep acetabular inclination angle is the primary cause of adverse wear related failure with well-designed metal-on-metal bearing hip resurfacing arthroplasties (HRA). One recent study demonstrated that positioning acetabular components of stemmed total hip arthroplasties (THA) within the “Lewinnek safe zone” is difficult; only 62% had AIA |