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Comparative Study
. 2021 Mar;24(1):74-81.
doi: 10.1007/s10047-020-01196-7. Epub 2020 Jul 24.

Does difference in stem design affect accuracy of stem alignment in total hip arthroplasty with a CT-based navigation system?

Ichiro Nakahara  1 , Takayuki Kyo  2 , Yasuo Kuroda  3 , Hidenobu Miki  4
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Comparative Study

Does difference in stem design affect accuracy of stem alignment in total hip arthroplasty with a CT-based navigation system?

Ichiro Nakahara et al. J Artif Organs. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

The efficacy of a computed tomography (CT)-based navigation system to accurately position the stem for intended alignment is unclear. In addition, the influence of stem design on the accuracy of insertion is unknown. We therefore retrospectively compared the accuracy and precision for the intended alignment of two different designs of femoral stem which were implanted with or without the navigation system. Forty-nine total hip arthroplasties (THAs) using a tapered wedge stem and 91 THAs using an anatomic stem were evaluated for the navigation group. Thirty-three THAs using the tapered wedge stem and 15 THAs using the anatomic stem were controls for the non-navigation group. Differences between postoperative measurement and preoperative planning were compared among the groups. In the navigation groups, accuracy (mean absolute difference) and precision (95% limits of agreement) of stem anteversion were 4.3° and ± 10.1° in the tapered wedge stem and 3.1° and ± 6.9° in the anatomic stem. In the non-navigation groups, these were 6.0° and ± 15.2° and 4.8° and ± 12.4°, respectively. The accuracy and precision in the navigation groups were significantly superior to those in the non-navigation group, and those in the anatomic stem group were significantly superior to those in the tapered wedge group. Using the CT-based navigation system, the accuracy and precision for intended stem anteversion were improved. When compared under guidance of navigation system, the accuracy and precision for intended stem anteversion in the anatomic stem were superior to those in the tapered wedge stem.

Keywords: Accuracy; CT-based navigation; Stem alignment; Stem design; Total hip arthroplasty.

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