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01-06-2008 | Tissue-Sparing Surgery Section
The role of dedicated instrumentation in total hip arthroplasty
Authors:
Antonio Capone, Daniele Podda, Roberto Civinini, Marco Italo Gusso
Published in:
Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
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Issue 2/2008
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Abstract
Tissue-sparing surgery is a surgical strategy aimed to reduce tissue damage in joint replacement. This can be achieved by reducing soft tissue trauma, performing minimally invasive access routes and limiting bone removal with implantation of conservative prostheses. In order to facilitate mini-approaches, special instrumentation was developed to avoid impingement of the soft tissues and provide an easier and more correct placement of the components. We performed an analysis of the literature and a research of the instrumentation available today, to evaluate the actual utility of dedicated tools.