Can Stem Version Consistently Correct Native Femoral Version Using Robotic Guidance in Total Hip Arthroplasty?

Surg Technol Int. 2017 Dec 22:31:389-395.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether robotic guidance in total hip arthroplasty (THA) can consistently correct native femoral version. One hundred seventy-five consecutive patients who underwent MAKO® (Stryker, Kalamazoo, Michigan) robotic-guidance THA were included in the study. The study population had a mean age of 57.9 years and a mean body mass index (BMI) of 30.41. Forty-eight percent of the population was male and 74% of the procedures were performed through an anterior approach. Robotic guidance in THA was effective in correcting native femoral version toward a target of 15°. This can be achieved using both the anterior and posterior approach; it is not affected by BMI.

MeSH terms

  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip* / methods
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip* / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Femur / surgery*
  • Hip Prosthesis / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prospective Studies
  • Robotic Surgical Procedures* / methods
  • Robotic Surgical Procedures* / statistics & numerical data
  • Treatment Outcome