This multicenter prospective study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of a newly introduced accelerometer-based portable navigation system for total hip arthroplasty (THA) in the supine position. Three hundred twenty-four THAs using supine position in 9 hospitals were prospectively enrolled in the study. An accelerometer-based portable navigation system was used for cup fixation and the intraoperative navigation data (cup alignment, pelvic tilt, and pelvic rotation) were recorded. Postoperative cup alignment was measured on 3D-CT images. The accuracy (absolute difference in cup alignment between the intraoperative navigation record and postoperative 3D-CT measurements) was 3 ± 3° (mean ± standard deviation) for cup inclination and 3 ± 3° for cup anteversion. The pelvis tilted anteriorly in 148 hips (46%) and posteriorly in 162 hips (50%), and did not tilt in 14 hips (4%). The pelvis rotated toward the operating side in 179 hips (55%), toward the contralateral side in 112 hips (35%), and did not rotate in 33 hips (10%). Multiple regression analysis showed that the patients’ characteristics, pelvic tilt, and pelvic rotation did not affect the accuracy of the navigation system. The accuracy was 3 ± 3° and not affected by patient characteristics, surgical factors, or substantial pelvic movement during cup fixation.
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