Soft tissue balancing: the hip.
During total hip arthroplasty, femoral offset is restored in only 40% of patients. Increased attention to techniques that ensure leg-length and offset restoration improve total hip arthroplasty function and minimize the risk of complications such as dislocation and limp. Preoperative templating, intraoperative leg-length offset measurements, and the availability of high-offset femoral necks can improve the restoration of offset in 90% of patients.
Bourne
Robert B
RB
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. robert.bourne@Ihsc.on.ca
Rorabeck
Cecil H
CH
D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011474:Prosthesis Design