title: Is the acetabular cup orientation after total hip arthroplasty on a two dimension or three dimension model accurate?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Malposition of the acetabular component in total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common surgical problem that can lead to hip dislocation, reduced range of motion and may result in early loosening. The aim of this study is to validate the accuracy and reproducibility of a single x-ray image based 2D/3D reconstruction technique in determining cup inclination and anteversion against two different computer tomography (CT)-based measurement techniques.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cup anteversion and inclination of 20 patients after cementless primary THA was measured on standard antero-posterior (AP) radiographs with the help of the single x-ray 2D/3D reconstruction program and compared with two different 3D CT-based analyses [Ground Truth (GT) and MeVis (MV) reconstruction model].
  
  
  RESULTS
  The measurements from the single x-ray 2D/3D reconstruction technique were strongly correlated with both types of CT image-processing protocols for both cup inclination [R²=0.69 (GT); R²=0.59 (MV)] and anteversion [R²=0.89 (GT); R²=0.80 (MV)].
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The single x-ray image based 2D/3D reconstruction technique is a feasible method to assess cup position on postoperative x-rays. CT scans remain the golden standard for a more complex biomechanical evaluation when a lower tolerance limit (+/-2 degrees) is required.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, dr.craiovan@gmx.net.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Craiovan
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Renkawitz
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grifka
authors.forename: Lutz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nolte
authors.forename: Guoyan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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