Limb length and stability in total hip replacement
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Individualized Stem-positioning in Calcar-guided Short-stem Total Hip Arthroplasty
Published on: February 27, 2018
1Division of Orthopedics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-3409, USA.
Orthopedics
|September 30, 2005
Abstract:
Limb-length restoration and maintenance during THR is the result of careful preoperative assessment and planning. Intraoperative objective measurement of limb length is critical to avoid over-lengthening. Stability of the reconstructed hip is the result of a combination of proper implant position, proper soft-tissue tension, component design, and patient education.
