Acetabular component positioning using the transverse acetabular ligament: Can you find it and does it help?

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 469, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 412-416

  Epstein, Noah J ^a,b   Woolson, Steven T ^a,b   Giori, Nicholas J ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACETABULUM; ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPHYTE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TRANSVERSE ACETABULAR LIGAMENT;

EID: 78951485856     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-010-1523-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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