Modern rheumatology
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Modern rheumatology · Jul 2015
Effects of hip joint center location and femoral offset on abductor muscle strength after total hip arthroplasty.
The purposes of this study were 1) to examine the changes in the hip joint center (HJC) position and the femoral offset (FO) after total hip arthroplasty (THA) and 2) to investigate the effects of the HJC and FO on isometric abductor muscle strength. ⋯ The HJC was reconstructed medially and superiorly, and the change in the FO after THA was influenced by the change in the horizontal distance of the HJC. Multiple regression analysis revealed that the medial and inferior HJC and increase in the FO constitute an effective procedure for restoring abductor strength.