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Intraoperative limb length measurement in total hip arthroplasty
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Japan. mm037564@msat.fukuoka-u.ac.jp
International Orthopaedics
|April 7, 1999
Abstract:
In order to evaluate the efficacy of intraoperative measurement of limb length inequality (LLI), we performed a prospective study on 64 patients who underwent unilateral total hip arthroplasty. The patients were divided into 2 groups. In Group I, the LLI was evaluated by the Shuck test, and in Group II by intraoperative measurement using a Steinman pin and an adjustable caliper. Preoperative LLIs assessed on radiographs averaged 1.18 cm in Group I and 0.37 cm in Group II.