ArticleJournal of orthopaedics2018
Safely transitioning to the direct anterior from posterior approach for total hip arthroplasty.
Article in Journal of orthopaedics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Comparison of direct anterior vs. posterior approach in primary total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis on enhanced recovery after surgery.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Lessons from the learning curve of the direct anterior approach in total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review.Musculoskeletal surgery · 2026Review
- Direct anterior vs. posterior approach in hip arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis for Asian demographics.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2025Article
- Direct Anterior Approach Provides Superior Prosthesis Adaptability in the Early Postoperative Period of Total Hip Arthroplasty.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- A Crossover Cohort of Direct Anterior vs Posterolateral Approach in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: What Does the Patient Prefer?Arthroplasty today · 2020Article
- A case report depicting patient's installation on the fracture table when an ankle spanning external fixator is already in place.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeWe compare the complication rate in transition to direct anterior (DAA) from posterior approach (PA) for total hip arthroplasty (THA).
methodsThis is a retrospective cohort single-surgeon study of consecutive primary THAs over a transition period from PA to DAA.
resultsThere were no significant differences in dislocation rate, femoral fracture, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve injury or success rate in cup inclination and anteversion angle between two groups.
conclusionWe conclude that this single-surgeon study demonstrates the safely transitioning to DAA from PA in THA with no significant increase in complications in a selected patients.
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