Intellijoint HIP^®: a 3D mini-optical navigation tool for improving intraoperative accuracy during total hip arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT: Total hip arthroplasty is an increasingly common procedure used to address degenerative changes in the hip joint due to osteoarthritis. Although generally associated with good results, among the challenges associated with hip arthroplasty are accurate measurement of biomechanical parameters such as leg length, offset, and cup position, discrepancies of which can lead to significant long-term consequences such as pain, instability, neurological deficits, dislocation, and revision surgery, as well as patient dissatisfaction and, increasingly, litigation. Current methods of managing these parameters are limited, with manual methods such as outriggers or calipers being used to monitor leg length; however, these are susceptible to small intraoperative changes in patient position and are therefo

SUBMITTER: Paprosky WG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5125765 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature