Search results for: FEMORAL OFFSET

• Influence of the femoral offset on the muscles passive resistance in total hip arthroplasty

  Publication

  • S. Burzyński
  • A. Sabik
  • W. Witkowski
  • P. Łuczkiewicz

  - PLOS ONE - Year 2021

  Background Soft tissue tension is treated as a crucial factor influencing the post-THA dislocation. The femoral offset is regarded as one of the major parameters responsible for the stabilization of the prosthesis. It is unclear which soft tissue is mostly affected by the offset changes. Methods A finite element model of the hip was created. The model comprised muscles, bones, a stem, the acetabular component and a liner. The muscles...

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