Intraoperative Transverse Acetabular Ligament-Guided Radiographic Anteversion: Concordance With Hip-Spine Targets and Combined Anteversion.
- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nijigaoka Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan.
Abstract
Background
The transverse acetabular ligament (TAL) is used as an intraoperative landmark during total hip arthroplasty (THA); however, it remains unclear whether TAL-guided radiographic anteversion (TAL-RA) aligns with contemporary hip-spine classification and combined anteversion (CA) target ranges.Methods
We prospectively enrolled 132 patients (140 hips) undergoing primary posterior-approach THA. The TAL was identifiable in 117 hips (83.6%) and used for TAL-RA measurement only. TAL-RA was measured at a fixed radiographic inclination of 40° using augmented-reality navigation and standardized for pelvic tilt. The primary analysis assessed concordance with the hip-spine 1A target range (20°-25°) and a prespecified ±5° margin; secondary analyses evaluated other hip-spine categories and CA targets (40°-60°).Results
In the hip-spine 1A group, 15/70 hips (21.4%) fell within the 20°-25° target, increasing to 46/70 (65.7%) with a ±5° margin. In the 2A group, 16.1% fell within the target range, increasing to 61.3% with ±5°. Exploratory analyses of the small 1B and 2B subgroups showed target attainment of 27.3% and 20.0%, respectively. The mean CA was 49.7° and 56.4% of the hips fell within the 40°-60° target range.Conclusions
TAL-RA showed wide interpatient variability, limited concordance with hip-spine target ranges, and moderate concordance with a commonly used CA target range. These findings suggest that the TAL may be better regarded as an adjunctive anatomic landmark rather than a stand-alone determinant of cup anteversion. The clinical implications of this discordance remain uncertain.
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BibTeX
@article{kobayashi2026intraoperative,
title = {{Intraoperative Transverse Acetabular Ligament-Guided Radiographic Anteversion: Concordance With Hip-Spine Targets and Combined Anteversion.}},
author = {Kyosuke Kobayashi and Kenichi Kidera and Syuta Yamada and Tatsuya Fukushima and Akira Hozumi},
journal = {Arthroplasty today},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1016/j.artd.2026.102188},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42927130},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Intraoperative Transverse Acetabular Ligament-Guided Radiographic Anteversion: Concordance With Hip-Spine Targets and Combined Anteversion.
AU - Kyosuke Kobayashi
AU - Kenichi Kidera
AU - Syuta Yamada
AU - Tatsuya Fukushima
AU - Akira Hozumi
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/15
JO - Arthroplasty today
DO - 10.1016/j.artd.2026.102188
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42927130
AB - Background The transverse acetabular ligament (TAL) is used as an intraoperative landmark during total hip arthroplasty (THA); however, it remains unclear whether TAL-guided radiographic anteversion (TAL-RA) aligns with contemporary hip-spine classification and combined anteversion (CA) target ranges.Methods We prospectively enrolled 132 patients (140 hips) undergoing primary posterior-approach THA. The TAL was identifiable in 117 hips (83.6%) and used for TAL-RA measurement only. TAL-RA was measured at a fixed radiographic inclination of 40° using augmented-reality navigation and standardized for pelvic tilt. The primary analysis assessed concordance with the hip-spine 1A target range (20°-25°) and a prespecified ±5° margin; secondary analyses evaluated other hip-spine categories and CA targets (40°-60°).Results In the hip-spine 1A group, 15/70 hips (21.4%) fell within the 20°-25° target, increasing to 46/70 (65.7%) with a ±5° margin. In the 2A group, 16.1% fell within the target range, increasing to 61.3% with ±5°. Exploratory analyses of the small 1B and 2B subgroups showed target attainment of 27.3% and 20.0%, respectively. The mean CA was 49.7° and 56.4% of the hips fell within the 40°-60° target range.Conclusions TAL-RA showed wide interpatient variability, limited concordance with hip-spine target ranges, and moderate concordance with a commonly used CA target range. These findings suggest that the TAL may be better regarded as an adjunctive anatomic landmark rather than a stand-alone determinant of cup anteversion. The clinical implications of this discordance remain uncertain.
SN - 2352-3441
ER -