Mini-incision total hip arthroplasty: a comparative assessment of perioperative outcomes.
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Abstract
Compared with patients with total hip arthroplasty (THA) via a direct lateral approach, patients treated with THA via a mini-incision approach had significantly earlier ambulation, less transfer assistance, and more favorable discharge dispositions; they also had decreased transfusion requirements and better functional recovery with early physical therapy. This procedure achieved accurate and reproducible implantation, regardless of patient habitus.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
- Hematoma
- Osteoarthritis
- Postoperative Complications
- Surgical Wound Infection
Anatomy
- hip