Trial reportJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2017
Comparison of supercapsular percutaneously assisted approach total hip versus conventional posterior approach for total hip arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03746925 (Randomized Control Trial Comparing Short-term Outcomes After Direct Anterior and SuperPATH Approaches), which is not on this map. Cited by 32 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Randomized Control Trial Comparing Short-term Outcomes After Direct Anterior and SuperPATH Approaches
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.
- Early clinical efficacy and safety of different surgical approaches in total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- SuperPATH versus traditional hip replacement in efficacy and safety: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Postoperative Harris Hip Score Versus Harris Hip Score Difference in Hip Replacement: What to Report?Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of clinical outcomes of supercapsular percutaneously-assisted approach total hip arthroplasty versus conventional posterior approach for total hip arthroplasty in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Evaluation of Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Surgical Approaches for Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2023Pooled it
- Direct and indirect comparisons in network meta-analysis of SuperPATH, direct anterior and posterior approaches in total hip arthroplasty.Scientific reports · 2022Pooled it
- An Updated Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials on Total Hip Arthroplasty through SuperPATH versus Conventional Approaches.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Imageless navigation for primary total hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis study.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2022Pooled it
- Comparison of short-term outcomes between direct anterior approach (DAA) and SuperPATH in total hip replacement: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Pooled it
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the SuperPATH Approach in Hip Arthroplasty.BioMed research international · 2021Pooled it
- Comparison of short-term outcomes between SuperPATH approach and conventional approaches in hip replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2020Pooled it
- Comparison of the early clinical efficacy of the SuperPath approach versus the modified Hardinge approach in total hip arthroplasty for femoral neck fractures in elderly patients: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Trial
- Supercapsular percutaneously-assisted total hip (SuperPath) versus posterolateral total hip arthroplasty in bilateral osteonecrosis of the femoral head: a pilot clinical trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Trial
- Evaluation of the relationship between muscle-tendon preservation and gait analysis in total hip arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Meta-Regression Analysis of the Association Between Acetabular Cup Positioning and Functional Outcome for Patients With Iliopsoas Impingement Syndrome After Total Hip Arthroplasty.Arthroplasty today · 2025Article
- Which approach of total hip arthroplasty is the best efficacy and least complication?World journal of orthopedics · 2024Article
- Modified femoral neck rotational osteotomy with supercapsular approach as hip preservation surgery technique for osteonecrosis of femoral head in young patient: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2023Article
- Risk Factors and Predictors for Functional Outcome and Complication Rate in Total Hip Arthroplasty through Minimally Invasive and Conventional Approaches: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis of 41 Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- SuperPATH-Current Status of Evidence and Further Investigations: A Scoping Review and Quality Assessment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- SuperPath® vs. direct anterior approach : A retrospective comparison between two minimally invasive approaches in total hip arthroplasty.Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2022Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundTotal hip arthroplasty (THA) has been one of the most successful orthopedic procedures over the past 30 years. Nowadays, the techniques of exposure for THA have undergone great changes, allowing surgeons to perform THA through mini-incisions. Recently, a novel minimally invasive surgical technique of the supercapsular percutaneously assisted total hip arthroplasty was reported in 2011. The purpose of this study was to compare the SuperPath approach with the conventional posterior approach, in terms early outcomes and radiologic results.
methodsNinety-two consecutive unilateral primary hip osteoarthritis adult patients were randomly divided into two groups. Forty-six patients (SuperPath group) were operated on using the SuperPath approach, and 46 patients (conventional group) were operated on with the conventional posterior approach. Outcomes were evaluated using preoperative index, intraoperative data, and postoperative function data. The positioning of the implants was analyzed by radiography.
resultsNo significant difference was detected in skin-to-skin operation time, blood loss, transfusion rate, postoperative complications, abduction angle, anteversion angle, and stem alignments. The incision length and length of stay (LOS) in the SuperPath group were significantly lower. The VAS score in the SuperPath group at the 1-week, 1-month and 3-month postoperative intervals were lower than those VAS scores in the conventional group. The Harris Hip Score and Barthel Index (BI) for Activities of Daily Living in the SuperPath group were significantly higher at the 1- and 3-month follow-up intervals and were not significantly different 1 year after operation.
conclusionsThis prospective randomized study reveals that the SuperPath technique was associated with shorter LOS, earlier time to walk and climb, and lower postoperative pain levels. It also allowed early postoperative rehabilitation and faster recovery than conventional technique.
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