Clinical Study

Influence of Pelvic Tilt on Polyethylene Wear after Total Hip Arthroplasty

Table 1

Pelvic tilt angle (PTA) and the angle of inclination and anteversion of the cup in the supine and standing positions.

CPE groupp HXLPE groupp

PTA (°)
 Supine24.7 ± 7.5<0.0124.0 ± 8.3<0.01
 Standing31.6 ± 9.730.3 ± 10.2
Cup inclination (°)
 Supine40.2 ± 6.7<0.0141.6 ± 6.6<0.01
 Standing41.9 ± 7.144.4 ± 6.5
Cup anteversion (°)
 Supine14.6 ± 5.5<0.0120.0 ± 8.8<0.01
 Standing18.2 ± 6.324.9 ± 9.7

Unpaired Student’s -test.