Current Issue - May 2009, Volume 3, Issue No. 1

The number of hip replacement procedures in the United States is expected to increase four–fold by 2030. Younger patients, those under 65 years old, are expected to account for 53% of hip replacements in 2030, compared to 44% in 2005. As midterm review results are becoming available worldwide now, the problem that perplexes surgeons is the alteration of limb length which has been an ancillary goal of Total Hip Replacements. The lack of modularity in neck lengths and offsets in resurfacing arthroplasty clearly limits the change in limb lengths achievable for the hip. The goal of this study is to scrutinize the various parameters that affect implant seating in resurfacing arthroplasty and to determine the alteration of limb length achievable during surgery.

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