title: Influence of a high hip center on abductor muscle function.
abstract: In 20 anatomic specimens with an acetabular defect (type Paprosky 3b), an acetabular component was implanted in the position of a high hip center. The vertical migration of the hip center ranged between 13 and 35 mm. It was accompanied by a lateralization and ventral migration of between 5 and 25 mm. The influence on the different abductor muscles was calculated through computer model comparing muscle force and muscle length before and after implantation of a high hip center. The increase in length of the gluteus maximus muscle and the posterior part of the gluteus minimus muscle ranged between 1% and 6%, while all other evaluated abductor muscles were shortened from 3% to 16%. The effect of the simultaneous changes of the lever arms was an increase in necessary muscle strength for pelvic stabilization from 140% to 250% compared with the original estimated strength prior to implantation. This may lead to insufficiency of the abductor muscles after placement of a high hip center. On the basis of these findings, we do not recommend the implantation of an acetabular component in the position of a high hip center.
authors.affiliation: Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jerosch
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Steinbeck
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stechmann
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Güth
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000473:pathology; D002081:Buttocks; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009068:Movement; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure