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The Current Proposed Total Hip Arthroplasty Surgical Planning Guidelines Based on Classification of Spine Stiffness May be Flawed Due to Incorrect Assumptions
Pour A, Green J, Christensen T, Muthusamy N, Schwarzkopf R. The Current Proposed Total Hip Arthroplasty Surgical Planning Guidelines Based on Classification of Spine Stiffness May be Flawed Due to Incorrect Assumptions. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2023, 38: 1075-1081. PMID: 36863577, PMCID: PMC10200739, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.02.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSagittal pelvic tiltTotal hip arthroplastyPostoperative changesSacral slopeHip arthroplastyPrimary total hip arthroplastyPreoperative planningPossible postoperative changesSignificant postoperative changesPreoperative planning toolFull-body imagingPostoperative measurementsPreoperative radiographsRetrospective analysisPelvic tiltPatientsCurrent classificationNormal spineSpine stiffnessStiff spinePosthoc power analysisSignificant differencesT-testArthroplastyRadiographs
2024
How Do Spino-pelvic Characteristics Change Post-Total Hip Arthroplasty? A Longitudinal Assessment Raising Awareness of The Postoperative Period
Pour A, Innmann M, Reichel F, Schaper B, Renkawitz T, Merle C, Grammatopoulos G. How Do Spino-pelvic Characteristics Change Post-Total Hip Arthroplasty? A Longitudinal Assessment Raising Awareness of The Postoperative Period. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2024 PMID: 38460739, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2024.02.079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSacral slopePre-THAPelvic incidenceLumbar lordosisProximal femoral anglePost-THAYears post-THASpino-pelvic parametersPelvic tilt changesPre-operative planning toolFixed-flexion contracturesPost-total hip arthroplastyStanding lumbar lordosisPreoperative measurementsPostoperative periodPatient characteristicsClinical valuePatientsUnilateral THABiplanar imagingLongitudinal assessmentFemoral angle
2023
Simulating movements of daily living in robot-assisted total hip arthroplasty with 3D modelling
Tung W, Donnelley C, Pour A, Tommasini S, Wiznia D. Simulating movements of daily living in robot-assisted total hip arthroplasty with 3D modelling. Bone & Joint Open 2023, 4: 416-423. PMID: 37263587, PMCID: PMC10234721, DOI: 10.1302/2633-1462.46.bjo-2023-0046.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal hip arthroplastyPreoperative protocolHip arthroplastyExternal rotationPrimary total hip arthroplastyRobot-assisted total hip arthroplastyPatient's preoperative imagingRisk of impingementPreoperative planning softwareHip abduction/adductionPreoperative imagingMost hipsSacral slopePostoperative stabilityDaily livingHip flexion/extensionAbduction/adductionFlexion/extensionPlanning platformKnee positionPatient safetyPatient positionMaximum external rotationPlanning softwareHip