Use of a Digital Protractor and a Spirit Level to Determine the Intraoperative Anteversion of Femoral Component during Cemented Hip Hemiarthroplasty: a Prospective Clinical Trial.

Background: Femoral stem anteversion during hip arthroplasty is generally estimated by eye intraoperatively and has proven to be different from targeted values. This study aims to determine the accuracy of a novel technique using a digital protractor and a spirit level to improve surgeons' estimation of stem anteversion.

Methods: A prospective non-randomized study was conducted among 93 patients with femoral neck fracture who underwent cemented hemiarthroplasty via posterolateral approach.