Abstract:Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate a fluoroscopic method of angle of lateral opening (ALO) categorization based on identification of the visible portion of a pre-existing, circular recess within the metal shell of the BioMedtrix BFX acetabular component, which projects as an ellipse at clinically relevant ALO values. Our hypothesis was that there will be an association between the actual ALO and the categorization of ALO based on identification of the visible portion of the elliptical recess … Show more
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