Healio

Direct anterior approach THA yielded less atrophy vs direct lateral, posterior approaches

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who underwent the direct anterior approach during total hip arthroplasty had less atrophy of the hip ...
Healio

Direct lateral THA yielded lowest hip score improvement compared with other approaches

According to a systematic review of total hip arthroplasty approaches, the direct lateral approach yielded the lowest improvement in hip score compared with other approaches. Lei Yan, MD, and ...
MedPage Today

Mileage Varies for Different Hip Surgery Approaches

Most common types of hip arthroplasty achieve similar clinical improvements, a new meta-analysis indicated, but one particular approach appeared to fall short. With data combined from 63 randomized ...
Becker's ASC

Which THA approach has the lowest mechanical complication risk? 3 study findings

The direct lateral approach for total hip arthroplasty has the lowest risk of mechanical complications, according to research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty. Researchers conducted a ...
Medscape

Surgical Approach Tied to Risk in Hip Replacement

The anterior approach to hip arthroplasty is slightly riskier than the posterior or lateral approaches, researchers say. "The small but statistically significant increased risk of major surgical ...
Becker's ASC

Anterior hip replacement in the ASC: 7 key questions with Dr. Andrew Wickline

Orthopedic surgeon Andrew Wickline, MD, of New Hartford, N.Y.-based Genesee Orthopedics & Plastic Surgery Associates introduced the anterior approach to hip replacement into his surgical practice in ...