ALDI (Anterior Lateral Decubitus Intermuscular) approach to the hip: Comprehensive description of the surgical technique with operative video

We describe a modification of the anterior approach, undertaken keeping the patient in lateral decubitus, in order to gain a better range of leg movement and a significant reduction of the force applied to the retractors, the technique was named ALDI (anterior lateral decubitus intermuscular) approach. The surgeon starts behind the patient as in all the other traditional approaches, to maintain unchanged the acetabular view and the dexterity in cup implantation. For the femoral preparation, he moves in front of the patient to have a better visualization. In a series of 150 patients, with a mean operative time of 51.38 minutes (range, 40–112), we had no intraoperative fractures, one (0.6%) lateral femoral cutaneous nerve temporary neurapraxia, one (0.8%) posttraumatic dislocation four years after the operation and, no revisions for aseptic loosening or infection. At the 5 years follow-up, the mean Oxford Hip score was 45.2 (range, 38–48; SD 2.6), the mean Harris Hip Score was 96,7 (range, 76–100; SD 2.8), and the mean UCLA score was 7 (range, 5–10; SD 1.4). The possibility to always obtain the optimal position of the surgical window with reduced tension on the muscles, and the unchanged initial surgeon position, could make the ALDI approach the ideal technique for the surgeons that decide to perform an anterior approach.
Source: Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research
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