title: Virtual reality computer animation of the effect of component position and design on stability after total hip arthroplasty.
abstract: Virtual reality technology was utilized to assess the effect of component orientation and component design on the range of motion prior to impingement following total hip arthroplasty. Components were digitized, oriented in the pelvis, and computer animations were performed to assess the likelihood of dislocation with different combinations of component orientation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA. rbarrack@switchboard.net
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Barrack
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lavernia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ries
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thornberry
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tozakoglou
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D014584:User-Computer Interface