A5076985029- Hip disorders and treatments
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Bone and Joint Diseases
Orthopedic Institute
2018-2023
Northwestern University
2022-2023
Northwestern Medicine
2022
Background: The spine-pelvis-hip interaction during postural change should be considered in the functional anatomy of hip. component parts this and how they influence hip function are important to know. Pelvic incidence (PI) is one these components. We studied if PI was preoperatively predictive impingement risk it postoperatively influences position, which could cause outliers from safe zone replacement. Methods: This a prospective radiographic study 187 consecutive patients (200 hips) who...
Instability following total hip arthroplasty remains the most common cause for revision surgery. Preoperative identification of abnormalities in pelvic tilt and postural mobility can lead to patient specific alterations component position insure against impingement mechanical instability. The Dorr Classification spinopelvic outliers associated positional recommendations were introduced 2017 but underutilized as a planning aid. This review article presents focused understanding mechanics,...
From January 2017 through December 2020, this author experienced the very unusual opportunity to join and collaborate with one of greats in Orthopedic Surgery, Dr. Lawrence (Larry) Dorr, a quest unravel spinopelvic postural effects on acetabular component positioning total hip replacements. With approximately 1500 email communications, true collaboration culminating multiple papers including work that brought demise Lewinnek zone as measure safety. The journey from community private practice...