title: Accuracy and reliability of digital templating in primary total hip arthroplasty.
abstract: Digital templating has been used as a method of reducing hospital costs by eliminating the need for acetate films. Digital templating techniques have been used for preoperative planning for total hip arthroplasty (THA). Fifty-four patients who underwent THA were selected for the study. Templating was performed using acetate templating overlays and digital templating software. Acetabular component sizes were accurate in 96% of patients using the acetate method and in 93% using the digital method. Femoral component sizes were accurate in 80% in the acetate method and 74% in the digital method. Digital templating is safe and effective for preoperative planning for THA.
authors.affiliation: Bone and Joint Sports Medicine Institute, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, 620 John Paul Jones Circle, Portsmouth, VA 23708, USA. william.pullen@med.navy.mil
authors.forename: William Michael
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Pullen
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Whiddon
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D005270:Femur Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D009929:Organ Size; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012986:Software Validation