USE OF A SENTINEL PIN AS A GUIDE TO ACETABULAR COMPONENT ANTEVERSION IN TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY.

Autor: Goldstein, Wayne M., Jimenez, Matthew L., Gordon, Alexander C., Branson, Jill Jasperson, Berland, Kimberly
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Zdroj: Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, American Volume; Dec2006 Supplement 4, Vol. 88, p97-100, 4p
Abstrakt: The article presents information on a study in which researchers determine the use of a pin during total hip arthroplasty. According to the study, surgeons can frequently used a pin during total hip arthroplasty in the pelvis to facilitate intraoperative limb-length measurement. The study considers the pin as a guide to acetabular component anteversion in total hip arthroplasty.
Databáze: Complementary Index