Benefit of Cup Medialization in Total Hip Arthroplasty is Associated With Femoral Anatomy

摘要

BackgroundMedialization of the cup with a respective increase in femoral offset has been proposed in THA to increase abductor moment arms. Insofar as there are potential disadvantages to cup medialization, it is important to ascertain whether the purported biomechanical benefits of cup medialization are large enough to warrant the downsides; to date, studies regarding this question have disagreed.