Short-Term Safety of the Direct Superior Approach for Total Hip Arthroplasty.

CONCLUSION: This study indicates that the DS approach appears to be safe with a low complication rate at 90 days that is comparable to more conventional approaches, such as the direct anterior and posterior techniques. This information is also valuable for the evaluation of reimbursements for DS-THA as current bundled-payment models heavily emphasize 90-day outcomes and complications. Long-term direct comparative studies with the anterior and posterior approaches is required to fully evaluate DS-THAs. PMID: 31821527 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Surgical Technology International - Category: Surgery Tags: Surg Technol Int Source Type: research