Major complications after total hip arthroplasty with the direct anterior approach at a high-volume Ontario tertiary care centre

CONCLUSION: Intraoperative events, postoperative periprosthetic fractures, implant failure, deep wound infection and wound complications accounted for the major surgical complications within 1 year of THA through DAA. The low revision rate suggests that DAA is a safe approach for THA.PMID:38056903 | DOI:10.1503/cjs.005223

Source: Canadian Journal of Surgery - December 6, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Kristen I Barton Nicholas J Steiner Kevin R Boldt Olawale A Sogbein Stephen M Tsioros Lyndsay Somerville James L Howard Brent A Lanting Source Type: research