Biomarkers of muscle damage increased in anterolateral compared to direct lateral approach to the hip in hemiarthroplasty: no correlation with clinical outcome

ConclusionsCompared with the direct lateral approach, the anterolateral approach yielded higher levels of postoperative CK. However, there was no correlation between levels of CK and functional outcome.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02028468
Source: Osteoporosis International - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research