RESEARCH ARTICLE
Total Hip Prostheses in Standing, Sitting and Squatting Positions: An Overview of Our 8 Years Practice Using the EOS Imaging Technology
Jean-Yves Lazennec 1, 2, 3, Marc-Antoine Rousseau 2, 4, Adrien Brusson 3, Dominique Folinais 5, Maria Amel 3, Ian Clarke 6, Aidin Eslam Pour*, 7
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2015Volume: 9
First Page: 26
Last Page: 44
Publisher ID: TOORTHJ-9-26
DOI: 10.2174/1874325001509010026
Article History:
Received Date: 26/8/2014Revision Received Date: 16/1/2015
Acceptance Date: 26/1/2014
Electronic publication date: 27/2/2015
Collection year: 2015

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Abstract
More total hip arthroplasty (THA) is performed worldwide and especially in younger and more active patients compared to earlier decades. One of the focuses of THA research in the future will be on optimizing the radiological follow-up of these patients using 2D and 3D measurements of implants position while reducing the radiation dose delivered.
Low-dose EOS® imaging is an innovative slot-scanning radiograph system providing valuable information in patient functional positions (standing, sitting and even squatting positions). EOS has been proven accurate and reliable without significant inconvenience caused by the metallic artifacts of implants. The ability to obtain precise data on implant orientation according to the patient posture opens new perspectives for a comprehensive analysis of the pelvic frontal and sagittal balance and its potential impact on implants function and failures.
We report our 8 years experience on our first 300 THA patients using this technology routinely for pre and post op evaluation. Our results will be compared and confronted with the actual literature about this innovative technology. We shall especially emphasize our experience about patients with abnormal posture and the evolution of the subject over time, because the phenomenon of an aging spine is frequently associated with the process of aging hips.