Affiliation:
1. Hip Unit, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona – Spain
Abstract
Surgical navigation systems are offered to provide more precise implantation of the femoral component in hip resurfacing (HR), allowing to reduce the risk of malpositioning and of femoral neck fracture and notching. We conducted a retrospective analysis of 30 HR divided into two cohorts and compared the results of a nonnavigated group (15 hips) with those of a navigated group (15 hips). The BrainLAB Computer Navigation System was used in all cases. No notching occurred in either group. The femoral component did not show better positioning in the navigated group, but more outlier cases were observed in the nonnavigated group (7, versus 3 in the navigated group). Although there are no long-term studies showing that surgical navigation increases the survival of HR, the avoidance of outlier values justifies its use, especially during the surgical learning curve, which is a difficult and lengthy one.
Subject
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,Surgery
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