Lateral Decubitus Position Hip Replacement

Excellent exposure of the acetabulum with safety during reaming of the femoral shaft.

Lateral decubitus position hip replacement. Share this article via email with one or more people using the form below. Most traditional approaches to total hip arthroplasty employ the lateral decubitus position but anterior total hip arthroplasty offers many advantages in the hands of an experienced surgeon. The patient is placed in a lateral decubitus position and the limb draped so that it can be moved during surgery. One patient one hip died of medical disease unrelated to the hip disease.

The posterolateral approach to the hip may be done with the patient in lateral decubitus or prone positions. In total 126 hips 42 7 in 96 patients met the inclusion criteria underwent thas using the daa in the lateral decubitus position. A total of 248 patients 295 hips were recruited for primary thas from july 1 2014 to december 31 2014. For arthroplasty a lateral decubitus position is usually chosen.

We prefer the supine position as it allows for ease of positioning the patient on the operating room table and anatomic orientation of the patient s pelvis which minimizes the potential for implant malposition and allows for easier leg length restoration. Synovial biopsy of the hip biopsy of the femoral neck. In this position the pelvis may have various degrees of tilt leading to implant malposition.