Benefits of CT Scanning for the Management of Hip Arthritis and Arthroplasty.

CONCLUSION: The current literature suggests that CT has several advantages over radiographs for preoperative planning of THA including more accurate planning of implant size, component alignment, and postoperative leg length. It is also superior to x-ray in identifying extraarticular hip deformities using the minimum effective dose for CT and the minimum scan length required by templating software. The radiation can be reduced to values similar to radiography. PMID: 32196566 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Surgical Technology International - March 22, 2020 Category: Surgery Tags: Surg Technol Int Source Type: research