Print Email Facebook Twitter Development of a Tool for Component Positioning in THA Surgeries Title Development of a Tool for Component Positioning in THA Surgeries Author Waring, A. Melles, M. Goossens, R.H.M. Lancaster, J. Vehmeijer, S.B.W. Faculty Industrial Design Engineering Department Industrial Design Date 2013-10-07 Abstract Improper component positioning during total hip arthroplasties is the most common surgical error that takes place during the procedure. Though developments in the individual components have taken place, the positioning of these components during the surgery continues to be a challenge for surgeons, resulting in dislocations with a frequency between 1-10 % [1,2,3]. A practical and elegant solution in the form of a guidance tool was developed to be used by surgeons during placement of the acetabular cup component. The tool accounts for differing patient anatomy and patient position. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:d1671a06-caac-4dac-b817-f928a1dc27ff Source DMD Europe 2013: Design of Medical Devices Conference - Europe Edition 2013, Delft, The Netherlands, 7-9 October 2013 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights (c) 2013 The Author(s) Files PDF 297453.pdf 522.87 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:d1671a06-caac-4dac-b817-f928a1dc27ff/datastream/OBJ/view