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. 2022 Jun 27;58(7):856.
doi: 10.3390/medicina58070856.

Relationship between the Accuracy of the Acetabular Cup Angle and BMI in Posterolateral Total Hip Arthroplasty with CT-Based Navigation

Hisatoshi Ishikura  1 , Masaki Nakamura  2 , Shigeru Nakamura  3 , Takeyuki Tanaka  1 , Hirotaka Kawano  4 , Sakae Tanaka  1
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Relationship between the Accuracy of the Acetabular Cup Angle and BMI in Posterolateral Total Hip Arthroplasty with CT-Based Navigation

Hisatoshi Ishikura et al. Medicina (Kaunas). .

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Precise acetabular cup placement is essential for successful total hip arthroplasty (THA). In obese patients, its accuracy is often difficult to achieve because of the thickness of the soft tissues. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the accuracy of acetabular cup angle and body mass index (BMI) in posterolateral THA using the computed tomography-based navigation (CT-navi) system. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 145 consecutive primary THAs using the CT-navi system between January 2015 and January 2018. All surgeries were performed using cementless cups employing the posterolateral approach with the patient in the decubitus position. We compared the radiographic inclination and anteversion obtained intraoperatively from the CT-navi with those measured by postoperative CT using three-dimensional templating software. We evaluated the relationship between the extent of errors and correlation with BMI. Results: In non-overweight patients (BMI < 25, 88 hips), the mean navigation errors for inclination were 2.8 ± 2.2° and for anteversion were 2.6 ± 2.3°. Meanwhile, in overweight patients (BMI ≥ 25, 57 hips), the mean navigation errors were 2.6 ± 2.4° for inclination and 2.4 ± 2.4° for anteversion. We found no significant difference between overweight and non-overweight patients in both inclination and anteversion. There was no correlation between the extent of errors and BMI. Conclusions: In posterolateral THA, CT-navi can aid the precise placement of the acetabular cup irrespective of a patient’s BMI.

Keywords: body mass index; computed tomography; navigation; obesity; posterolateral approach; total hip arthroplasty.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Study workflow.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Intraoperative picture of CT-navi. (A) An overall picture of the CT-navigation system during the surgery. (B) Initial paired-point matching registration by touching several bony landmarks. (C) Surface matching of the pelvis by digitizing many points around the acetabulum and the ilium. (D) Cup placement during the surgery. Both the planned and actual angles are displayed.
Figure 3
Figure 3
The relationship between the RI error and the patient’s BMI. RI: radiographic inclination; BMI: body mass index.
Figure 4
Figure 4
The relationship between the RA error and the patient’s BMI. RA: radiographic anteversion; BMI: body mass index.
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