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12 - Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Leeds
Contact surface motion paths associated with leg length inequality following unilateral total hip replacement
This is the first study to investigate the clinical potential for adverse hip replacement wear caused by leg length inequality following total hip replacement surgery. The paper supports a clinical study by the authors indicating that leg length inequality is a top 5 cause of litigation in the UK/USA (doi:10.1302/0301-620X.95B1.30908). The work was supported by the Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit. Methodologies developed will be used to support the recent EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Medical Devices [EP/K029592/1]. 19 patients have undergone new clinical assessment by Martin Stone at Chapel Allerton Orthopaedic Hospital (Martin.Stone@leedsth.nhs.uk).