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General Orthopaedics

SUPERIOR CAPSULOTOMY: THE IDEAL APPROACH FOR THA – OPPOSES

Current Concepts in Joint Replacement (CCJR) – Winter 2014



Abstract

Merriam Webster - ide•al adjective \ī-′dē(−ə)l, ′ī\: exactly right for a particular purpose, situation, or person

Dictionary.com - 1: conceived as constituting a standard of perfection or excellence; 2: regarded as perfect of its kind; 3: existing only in the imagination; not real or actual

Concepts: Tissue Preserving - anterior and posterior capsule maintained: YES; No dislocation; Minimal leg manipulation; Rapid Rehabilitation: YES; Half the average LOS at NE Baptist; Safe: YES; Fewer complications than standard approach; Transferable and Reproducible ???; Limited adoption; Optimally executed with navigation; Leg length assessment less accessible; Neck cut measured from GT; “Funny looking” impactors/reamers - different “feel”.

IDEAL: For some… but not for most.