Biomechanics
A 58-year-old woman with severe hip osteoarthritis is being planned for total hip arthroplasty. Her surgeon is discussing component selection and the importance of restoring appropriate hip biomechanics. She works as a nurse and is concerned about returning to an active lifestyle. Regarding hip biomechanics:
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During single-leg stance, the hip abductor muscles (primarily gluteus medius and minimus) contract t...
The abductor mechanism acts as a lever system where the abductor lever arm (distance from hip center...
Femoral offset has no effect on hip biomechanics; decreasing offset increases abductor lever arm and...
Femoral offset is the perpendicular distance from the femoral head center to the long axis of the fe...
A cane held in the contralateral hand reduces hip joint reaction force by 50-60% by decreasing the b...
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