Cup positioning in THA: Current status and pitfalls. A systematic evaluation of the literature

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 863-872

  Beckmann, J ^a,b   Luring C ^a   Tingart, M ^a   Anders, S ^a   Grifka, J ^a   Kock F X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b Asklepios Klinik Bad Abbach   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cup; Orientation; Pelvic tilt; Systematic review; THA

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PATIENT POSITIONING; PELVIC GIRDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIOLOGY; PROSTHETIC CUP POSITIONING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 67649635972     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-008-0686-7     Document Type: Article

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