A high radiographic inclination angle (RI) contributes to accelerated wear and has been associated with dislocation after total hip arthroplasty (THA). With freehand positioning of the acetabular component there is a lack of accuracy, with a trend towards a high radiographic inclination angle. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the use of a digital protractor to measure the operative inclination angle (OI) could improve the positioning of the acetabular component in relation to a 'safe zone'. We measured the radiographic inclination angles of 200 consecutive uncemented primary THAs. In the first 100 the component was introduced freehand and in the second 100 a digital protractor was used to measure the operative inclination angle. The mean difference between the operative and the radiographic inclination angles (∆RI-OI) in the second cohort was 12.3° (3.8° to 19.8°). There was a strong correlation between the circumference of the hip and ∆RI-OI. The number of RI outliers was significantly reduced in the protractor group (p = 0.002). Adjusting the OI, using a digital protractor and taking into account the circumference of the patient's hip, improves the RI significantly (p < 0.001) and does not require additional operating time.
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