Advantages of an Anterior Based Muscle Sparing Approach (ABMS) in Transitioning from a Posterior Approach for Total Hip Arthroplasty: Minimizing the Learning Curve.

This study aimed to investigate if there was a difference in perioperative variables, intra-operative and immediate post-operative complications or patient reported outcomes (PROs) when transitioning from a mini-posterior approach (mPA) to an anterior based muscle sparing (ABMS) approach for THA.

Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - July 11, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Ryland Kagan, Eric M. Greber, Stephen M. Richards, Jill A. Erickson, Mike B. Anderson, Christopher L. Peters Source Type: research