height adjustable to surgeons' demands?
• Positioning. Can it manipulate patients precisely, safely and com-
fortably? Placing too much traction on the leg can cause nerve
palsy, while knee buckling can reduce adduction. Some tables can
actually measure positions for reproducible results.
• Imaging access. Is the table's construction imaging-friendly, both
in the radiolucence of its materials and in the ability of a C-arm to
fit around it?
• Reliability and repair. Some tables include electronic controls that
handle the precision for you. Others are hand-driven hardware. In
