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1. Intraoperative Fluoroscopy Improves Recreation of Femoral Offset but not Leg Lengths during Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty

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Unger Anthony S, Smith Evan J, Scully Ryan D, Melvin J Stuart, Ibrahim George, and Siram Gautam

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medicine.medical_specialty, Patient satisfaction, Intraoperative fluoroscopy, business.industry, Femoral offset, Leg length, Medicine, Anterior approach, business, Total hip arthroplasty, Surgery
Abstract

Postoperative leg length discrepancy (LLD) and increased femoral Offset (FO) after total hip arthroplasty (THA) are frequently cited reasons for decreased patient satisfaction and litigation. Minimizing LLD and recreating FO can be challenging and different approaches exist. Some surgeons perform total hip arthroplasty from a direct anterior approach (DAA) utilizing intraoperative fluoroscopyto minimize potential for LLD and changes in FO.

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2020
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