Is the alignment guide technique in total hip arthroplasty sufficient for accurate cup positioning with a modified Watson Jones approach?

Purpose: Cup setting with only an alignment guide has been reported to be inaccurate in the lateral decubitus position in total hip arthroplasty (THA). We assessed the accuracy of cup positioning using only the alignment guide technique via a modified Watson Jones approach in the lateral decubitus p...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Junya Yoshitani, Takuya Nakamura, Yoshinobu Maruhashi, Noriyuki Hashimoto, Takeshi Sasagawa, Kenichi Ueshima, Kiyonobu Funaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2309499018806645