Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4093810 | Seminars in Arthroplasty | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
While use of large heads in total hip arthroplasty (THA) continues to grow, concerns have been raised regarding anterior hip pain resulting from impingement of the prosthetic head against soft-tissues like the iliopsoas. To address these concerns, a new anatomically contoured head (ACH) was developed. In this study cadaver tests were utilized to show that iliopsoas impingement/tenting caused by conventional heads is significantly relieved with the more rounded and reduced distal profile of the ACH. Thus, the ACH implant may be able to decrease the risk of soft-tissue impingement with conventional heads, particularly in the smaller hip.
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Authors
Kartik Mangudi Varadarajan, Thomas Zumbrunn, Michael P. Duffy, Rajan Patel, Harry E. Rubash, Henrik Malchau, Orhun K. Muratoglu, Andrew A. Freiberg,