Radiographic cup position following posterior and lateral approach to total hip arthroplasty. An explorative randomized controlled trial.

The two most common surgical approaches to total hip arthroplasty are the posterior approach and lateral approach. The surgical approach may influence cup positioning and restoration of the offset, which may affect the biomechanical properties of the hip joint. The primary aim was to compare cup pos...

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Main Authors: Christine Kruse, Signe Rosenlund, Leif Broeng, Søren Overgaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5788339?pdf=render