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ArticleInternational orthopaedics2015

Comparative retrospective study of the direct anterior and transgluteal approaches for primary total hip arthroplasty.

Johannes C Reichert, Maximilian R Volkmann, Maximilian Koppmair, Lars Rackwitz, Martin Lüdemann, Maximilian Rudert, Ulrich Nöth

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Article in International orthopaedics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06538519 (Gait Analysis and Clinical Outcomes of Anterior and Lateral Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty. A Prospective Randomized Study.), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT06538519 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Gait Analysis and Clinical Outcomes of Anterior and Lateral Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty. A Prospective Randomized Study.

TypeinterventionalSponsorAin Shams UniversityRan2021 to 2023Enrolled34ConditionsHip OsteoarthritisArmstotal hip replacement using lateral approach, total hip replacement using anterior approach, gait analysis at 6wks, 3 months and 18 months
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Comparison of direct anterior, lateral, posterior and posterior-2 approaches in total hip arthroplasty: network meta-analysis.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2018
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7 authors.

Johannes C ReichertDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Ev. Waldkrankenhaus Spandau, Stadtrandstr. 555, 13589, Berlin, Germany.
Maximilian R VolkmannDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, König-Ludwig-Haus, Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Julius-Maximilians-University, Brettreichstraße 11, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.
Maximilian KoppmairDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, König-Ludwig-Haus, Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Julius-Maximilians-University, Brettreichstraße 11, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.
Lars RackwitzDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Ev. Waldkrankenhaus Spandau, Stadtrandstr. 555, 13589, Berlin, Germany.
Martin LüdemannDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, König-Ludwig-Haus, Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Julius-Maximilians-University, Brettreichstraße 11, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.
Maximilian RudertDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, König-Ludwig-Haus, Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Julius-Maximilians-University, Brettreichstraße 11, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.
Ulrich NöthDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Ev. Waldkrankenhaus Spandau, Stadtrandstr. 555, 13589, Berlin, Germany. u.noeth@waldkrankenhaus.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe presented retrospective study compares clinical outcomes five years after total hip arthroplasty performed through a minimally invasive direct anterior approach and a direct transgluteal lateral approach.

methodsA total of 171 arthroplasties in 167 patients were evaluated utilizing the Harris hip score (HHS), the SF-36, a daily activity questionnaire, and the UCLA activity score.

resultsThe average HHS showed no significant difference equalling 91.4 points in the anterior group and 92.4 in the lateral group (p = 0.952). The SF-36 physical component scores were 50.7 (anterior) and 50.0 (lateral) while the psychometric properties added up to 48.6 (anterior) and 50.3 (lateral) with no significant differences evident (p = 0.782, p = 0.071). Daily activity was found to result in 4,855 (anterior) and 5,016 (lateral) cycles, respectively (p = 0.364). No difference regarding pain sensation was determined (p = 0.859). A significant difference was found for the UCLA score, which was calculated to be 5.9 in the anterior and 6.4 in the lateral approach group (p = 0.008).

conclusionIn summary, our mid-term results show comparable outcomes for both approaches regarding functionality, pain, quality of life and daily activity.

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AgedArthroplasty, Replacement, HipFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresOsteoarthritis, HipRetrospective StudiesDirect anterior approachMid-termOutcomeTotal hip arthroplastyTransgluteal approach

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