Restoration of leg length and offset correlates with trochanteric pain syndrome in total hip arthroplasty

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-431792
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.43179

Worlicek, Michael ; Messmer, Benedikt ; Grifka, Joachim ; Renkawitz, Tobias ; Weber, Markus

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Abstract

Persistent pain around the greater trochanter is a common complication after total hip arthroplasty. Restoration of biomechanics such as leg length, femoral und acetabular offset is crucial in THA. The purpose of this study was to evaluate postoperative differences of these parameters after THA and to analyze their association to greater trochanteric pain syndrome. Furthermore, we aimed to ...