Can the use of an inclinometer improve acetabular cup inclination in total hip arthroplasty? A review of the literature.
Bernard H van DurenJoseph M RoyecaConor M CunninghamJonathan N LambChris J BrewHemant PanditPublished in: Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy (2020)
This review demonstrates that using an inclinometer improved the surgeon's ability to achieve their intended inclination (both operative and radiographic) and reduced the incidence of positioning outside the safe-zone. However, only 2 of the studies were randomised control trials and these resulted in opposing conclusions. Therefore, further studies looking at the use of inclinometers would prove useful in understanding their true benefit.