Posterolateral or direct lateral approach for hemiarthroplasty after femoral neck fractures: a systematic review.

CONCLUSION: Based on low-quality studies, PLA may be associated with more dislocations, but patients had less walking problems and a lower tendency to abductor insufficiency compared with DLA. Further clinical trials with methodology rigor are needed to determine which approach is more effective in terms of outcomes relevant to patients. PMID: 32552010 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Hip International - June 16, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tol MCJM, van Beers LWAH, Willigenburg NW, Gosens T, Heetveld MJ, Willems HC, Bhandari M, Poolman RW Tags: Hip Int Source Type: research