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Is the transverse acetabular ligament a reliable cup orientation guide?: Computer simulation in 160 hips

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: It is controversial whether the transverse acetabular ligament (TAL) is a reliable guide for determining the cup orientation during total hip arthroplasty (THA). We investigated the variations in TAL anatomy and the TAL-guided cup orientation. METHODS: 80 hips with osteoarthr...

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Autores principales: Abe, Hirohito, Sakai, Takashi, Hamasaki, Toshimitsu, Takao, Masaki, Nishii, Takashi, Nakamura, Nobuo, Sugano, Nobuhiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2012
Materias:
Hip
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3488173/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22974185
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2012.727077