title: Using a Modified Ball-Tip Guide Rod to Equalize Leg Length and Restore Femoral Offset.
abstract: Goals of total hip arthroplasty (THA) include pain alleviation, motion restoration, and normalization of leg-length inequality. Asymmetric leg lengths are associated with nerve traction injuries, lower extremity joint pain, sacroiliac discomfort, low back pain, and patient dissatisfaction. The authors present an innovative use of a modified ball-tip guide rod to help accurately restore leg length and femoral offset during direct anterior THA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, NC. mbullock@wakehealth.edu.
authors.forename: Matthew W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Bullock
authors.forename: Jason E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016896:Treatment Outcome