A navigation system for an acetabular cup, which guides an insertion
orientation of the acetabular cup inserted into a pelvis during a total
hip replacement surgery, includes: a pelvis position tracer which
includes probes in contact with three particular points of the pelvis
placed on an anterior pelvic plane and a first reference mechanism
disposed to indicate a specific reference plane when the probes come in
contact with the particular points; and a pelvis position indicator which
is fixed to the pelvis, and includes a second reference mechanism that is
adjustable to indicate a plane parallel to the specific reference plane
indicated by the first reference mechanism, or to indicate a plane
perpendicular thereto, or to indicate the both planes. Accordingly, an
insertion orientation of an acetabular cup can be guided by using a
reference mechanism having a simple structure, and the acetabular cup can
be accurately guided regardless of changes in the patient's pelvic
position during surgery, because a plane used in the insertion of the
acetabular cup can be indicated continuously.