title: Achieving stability and lower limb length in total hip arthroplasty.
abstract: Total hip arthroplasty is an exceptionally cost-effective and successful surgical procedure. Dislocation, infection, osteolysis, and limb-length inequality are among the most common complications affecting the long-term success of total hip arthroplasty. Instability is a challenging complication to treat. The surgeon frequently must try to achieve a stable hip at the cost of increasing the length of the operated extremity. It is important to understand the factors associated with stability and limb length; the surgical options available; the effect and role of the various surgical approaches; and methods to manage instability, with and without limb-length inequality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The Ohio State University, New Albany, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Keith R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Berend
authors.forename: Scott M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sporer
authors.forename: Rafael J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sierra
authors.forename: Andrew H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Glassman
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010027:Osteotomy; D010808:Physical Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D012008:Recurrence