Computer-assisted Surgery not Superior for THA component placement Study 2014

Brown ML.

Computer-assisted surgery offered no advantages over conventional methods in accuracy of total hip arthroplasty component placement, according to study results.

Researchers obtained historical data on 317 patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA)…

Between February 2006 and March 2008, 119 patients underwent THA using the computer-assisted surgery (CAS) system, and 198 patients underwent THA using conventional instrumentation…

…No significant difference was found between the CAS system and conventional THA when it came to postoperative leg length discrepancy. Harris Hip Score also showed no difference in mid-term results between both groups.