Letter to the Editor: Increased Anteversion of Press-Fit Femoral Stems Compared with Anatomic Femur

To the Editor We read the article “Increased Anteversion of Press-fit Femoral Stems Compared With Anatomic Femur” by Emerson with interest [4]. Emerson studied the antetorsion of femoral stems compared with the anatomic antetorsion, based on preoperative MRI studies. However, he does not state specifically how the measures were done. Figure 1 suggests the reference plane is defined as a transverse plane of the pelvis, which is acceptable for...