Short-term outcomes of the supine muscle-sparing anterolateral versus direct lateral approach to primary total hip arthroplasty.

CONCLUSION: The present study is the 1st to compare postoperative outcomes, particularly pain intensity and opioid consumption, between the supine muscle-sparing anterolateral and direct lateral THA approaches. Further research should investigate the effect of surgical approach on quality and cost of care, include larger sample sizes, and involve longer-term follow-up. PMID: 31389271 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31389271?dopt=Abstract

Source: Hip International - August 9, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: George NE, Gwam CU, Etcheson JI, Smith SS, Semenistyy AA, Delanois RE Tags: Hip Int Source Type: research

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