Does surgical approach affect early outcomes following primary total hip replacement in obese patients?

CONCLUSION: The choice of surgical approach in obese patients conveys no advantage in overall revision rates in the short-term. Choosing an appropriate size of femoral head may be of greater importance than choice of surgical approach for obese patients in primary THR. PMID: 31608697 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31608697?dopt=Abstract

Source: Hip International - October 12, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Zhang J, Wyatt MC, Frampton CM, Anderson G Tags: Hip Int Source Type: research