Radiographic measurement of leg-length change in the nonoperative leg during total hip arthroplasty: a potential indicator of imaging error?

• Published in: Hip international p. 11207000221150783
• Main Authors: Wagler, Justin B, Muir, Jeffrey M, Foley, Kelly A, Paprosky, Wayne G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2023
• Subjects: radiographic error; total hip arthroplasty; Leg-length change; pelvic tilt; radiographs

Anteroposterior (AP) pelvic radiographs are subject to errors that may cause measurement inaccuracy in total hip arthroplasty (THA). Such errors may be detected by measuring pre- to postoperative leg-length changes in the nonoperative leg, which experiences no physical changes during THA. From AP pe...