Open AccessPossible Vascular Injury Due to Screw Eccentricity in Minimally Invasive Total Hip Arthroplasty
Author(s) -
Nishant Singh,
Sanjay Kumar,
Amit Rastogi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/ortho.ijortho_224_16
Subject(s) - medicine , total hip arthroplasty , surgery , arthroplasty
Vascular injury during minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty (THA) is uncommon, yet a well-recognized and serious issue. It emerges because of non-visibility of vascular structures proximal to the pelvic bone during reaming, drilling holes, and fixing of screws. Numerous studies have found that screw fixation during cementless THA is beneficial for the initial stability of cup; yet, no anatomical guidelines support angular eccentric screw fixation.