Contemporary, non-navigation, cup orientation techniques improve accuracy and eliminate differences seen between the anterior and posterior approach in THA.
Stephanie AntoniadesNiall P McGoldrickGeert MeermansPaul E BeauléGeorge GrammatopoulosPublished in: Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy (2023)
Over 80% of cases can have optimum orientation without navigation, using simple, cheap contemporary measures. Such measures eliminate differences between approaches, related to patient position. Narrower implantation angles will further reduce variability in cup orientation achieved.
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