ACETABULAR COMPONENT ORIENTATION IN TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY: THE ROLE OF ACETABULAR TRANSVERSE LIGAMENT

ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of our study is to present the benefit of using the transvers acetabular ligament for intraoperative determination of the anteversion of acetabular component. Methods: Twenty-one total hip arthroplasties were performed. The transverse acetabular ligament was identified...

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Main Authors: MOHAMMED EL IDRISSI, ABDELHALIM ELIBRAHIMI, MOHAMMED SHIMI, ABDELMAJID ELMRINI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2016-10-01
Series:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522016000500267&tlng=en