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The Journal of Hip Surgery 2020; 4(04): 155-157
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716575
Original Article

Assessment of an Orthopaedic Templating Software Package for Uncemented Total Hip Arthroplasty

Michael Newman 
1   Trauma and Orthopaedic Department, Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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David Hartwright
1   Trauma and Orthopaedic Department, Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess a large, single-surgeon dataset of uncemented total hip arthroplasties that had been templated using software. This assessment compared preoperative templated predictions with what was implanted with regard to (1) femoral prosthesis size and (2) acetabular cup size. The operation notes for two types of uncemented total hip arthroplasty performed by a single surgeon between January 9, 2008, and March 21, 2019, were assessed. The data were refined so that only those that were fully templated on a correctly calibrated pelvic radiograph were included. This provided a total of 153 cases. The predicted software template was compared with actual implanted component sizes. With regard to the femoral stems, the templating software was exactly correct in 45.75% of cases and was accurate to within one size in 87.59% of cases. With regard to the acetabular component, the templating software was exactly correct in 52.94% of cases and was accurate to within one size (2 mm) in 86.94% of cases. Templating software offers an accurate prediction of the size of uncemented femoral and acetabular components. In addition, the benefits of templating include cognitive rehearsal, insight into potentially challenging aspects of surgery, and highlighting intraoperative issues where there is a large intraoperative deviation from what is templated. This study demonstrates the congruence and reproducibility of templating software when compared with other smaller studies performed in the literature.

Keywords

preoperative templating software - total hip arthroplasty - preoperative template - uncemented


Publication History

Received: 25 February 2020

Accepted: 14 May 2020

Article published online:
16 September 2020

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