ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2017
Direct anterior approach for total hip arthroplasty with a novel mobile traction table -a prospective cohort study.
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- Comparative outcomes between collared versus collarless and short versus long stem of direct anterior approach total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and indirect meta-analysis.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2019Pooled it
- Carbon fiber traction table use is associated with a lower incidence of stress shielding and cortical hypertrophy after total hip arthroplasty: a case-control study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Effects of preoperative systemic administration of tranexamic acid alone on postoperative inflammation and pain in total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2025Article
- Direct anterior total hip arthroplasty with dual mobility cup for femoral neck fractures in dementia patients.SICOT-J · 2025Article
- Total Hip Arthroplasty: Direct Anterior Approach Versus Posterior Approach in the First Year of Practice.The Iowa orthopaedic journal · 2022Article
- The direct anterior approach to the hip: a useful tool in experienced hands or just another approach?Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2022Review
- Interobserver and Intraobserver Reliabilities of Three-Dimensional Postoperative Evaluation Software in Total Hip Arthroplasty.Advances in orthopedics · 2021Article
- Lewinnek Safe Zone References are Frequently Misquoted.Arthroplasty today · 2020Article
- Direct anterior total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective study.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2020Article
- Complications after direct anterior versus Watson-Jones approach in total hip arthroplasty: results from a matched pair analysis on 1408 patients.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
- Total hip replacement performed via a direct anterior approach: A comparison of the lateral and supine position.Journal of orthopaedicsArticle
- Minimally Invasive Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Comparison of Restoring Hip Biomechanics With and Without a Traction Table.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
- Objective evaluation for initial stability of highly porous cup without screws in total hip arthroplasty for femoral neck fracture.Journal of orthopaedicsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe purpose of this prospective cohort study was to clarify the safety and efficacy of total hip arthroplasty via the direct anterior approach in the supine position with a novel mobile traction table.
methodsThe first experience of consecutive surgeries by a single surgeon using the direct anterior approach with a traction table is described with a two-year follow-up period. Of 121 patients, 100 patients without previous hip surgeries, severe deformity, or cemented implants were divided into two groups comprising the first 50 patients and the second 50 patients.
resultsThe implant survival rate was 99% at the two-year follow-up. Revision surgery was required for periprosthetic femoral fracture in one patient. The complication rate possibly related to the traction table was 5% (5 patients): three anterior dislocations, one periprosthetic femoral fracture, and one intraoperative perforation caused by femoral rasping. The complication rate tended to decrease in the second group compared to the first group (4% versus 6%). Mean surgical time (72.0 minutes versus 82.5 min, p = 0.027), rate of allogeneic blood transfusion (2% versus 24%, p = 0.001), and cup alignment in the safe zone (100% versus 88%, p = 0.027) were significantly improved in the second group compared to the first group.
conclusionThe direct anterior approach with a novel mobile traction table showed a positive learning curve for surgical time, rate of allogeneic blood transfusion, and cup alignment in the safe zone.
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