Observational Study
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World J Methodol. Mar 20, 2024; 14(1): 90930
Published online Mar 20, 2024. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v14.i1.90930
Technical note for intraoperative determination of proper acetabular cup size in primary total hip arthroplasty
Panagiotis Karampinas, John Vlamis, Athanasios Galanis, Michail Vavourakis, Anastasia Krexi, Evangelos Sakellariou, Christos Patilas, Spiros Pneumaticos
Panagiotis Karampinas, John Vlamis, Athanasios Galanis, Michail Vavourakis, Anastasia Krexi, Evangelos Sakellariou, Christos Patilas, Spiros Pneumaticos, 3rd Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, KAT General Hospital, Athens 14561, Greece
Author contributions: Karampinas P, Vlamis J, Vavourakis M, and Patilas C contributed to study design; Karampinas P, Vlamis J, Vavourakis M, and Krexi A contributed to data collection and data interpretation; Karampinas P, Vlamis J, and Galanis A contributed to manuscript preparation – original draft presentation; Karampinas P, Vlamis J, Krexi A, Sakellariou E contributed to literature search; Patilas C and Pneumaticos S contributed to manuscript preparation – review and editing; Pneumaticos S contributed to supervision.
Institutional review board statement: Our institution’s board committee with the No 25/28-09-2021 decision, approved this research.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
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Corresponding author: Michail Vavourakis, MD, MSc, PhD, Doctor, Surgeon, 3rd Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, KAT General Hospital, Nikis 2, ATHENS 14561, Greece. michail.vavourakis@outlook.com
Received: December 17, 2023
Peer-review started: December 17, 2023
First decision: January 10, 2024
Revised: January 12, 2024
Accepted: February 20, 2024
Article in press: February 20, 2024
Published online: March 20, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The technique mentioned can be featured as a valid tool for avoiding the potentially pernicious complications of acetabular cup over-reaming and over-sizing in primary total hip arthroplasty. It is a simple and reproducible technical note useful for confirming the predicted acetabular cup size preoperatively; thus, its application could be considered routinely, even in cases where preoperative templating is unavailable.