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  • Title: Is It Necessary to Obtain Lateral Pelvic Radiographs in Flexed Seated Position for Preoperative Total Hip Arthroplasty Planning?
    Author: Pour AE, Green JH, Christensen TH, Muthusamy N, Schwarzkopf R.
    Journal: Arthroplast Today; 2023 Jun; 21():101133. PubMed ID: 37234599.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Many of the current total hip arthroplasty (THA) planning tools only consider sagittal pelvic tilt in the standing and relaxed sitting positions. Considering that the risk of postoperative dislocation is higher when bending forward or in sit-to-stand move, sagittal pelvic tilt in the flexed seated position may be more relevant for preoperative planning. We hypothesized that there was a significant difference in sagittal pelvic tilt between the relaxed sitting and flexed seated positions as measured by the sacral slope in preoperative and postoperative full-body radiographs. METHODS: This was a multicenter retrospective analysis of the preoperative and postoperative simultaneous biplanar full-body radiographs of 93 primary THA patients in standing, relaxed sitting, and flexed seated positions. The sagittal pelvic tilt was measured using the sacral slope relative to the horizontal line. RESULTS: The mean difference between the preoperative sacral slope in the relaxed sitting position and the flexed seated position was 11.3° (-13° to 43°) (P < .0001). This difference was >10° in 52 patients (56%) and >20° in 18 patients (19.4%). The mean difference between the postoperative sacral slope in a relaxed sitting position and the sacral slope in a flexed seated position was 11.3° (P < .0001). This difference was >10° in 51 patients (54.9%) and >30° in 14 patients (15.1%) postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS: There was a significant difference in sagittal pelvic tilt between the relaxed and flexed seated positions. A flexed seated view provides valuable information that might be more relevant for preoperative THA planning in order to prevent postoperative THA instability.
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