ArticleEFORT open reviews2018
Total hip arthroplasty through an anterior approach: The pros and cons.
Article in EFORT open reviews, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Impact of total hip arthroplasty on low back pain; a systematic review and meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Pooled it
- Complications and early recovery following hip hemiarthroplasty through the direct anterior approach: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023Pooled it
- Periprosthetic joint infection rates across primary total hip arthroplasty surgical approaches: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 653,633 procedures.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2022Pooled it
- A meta-analysis on RCTs of direct anterior and conventional approaches in total hip arthroplasty.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled 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
- Pooled it
- Effect of a wound protector on soft-tissue injury and early recovery after endoscopic direct anterior approach total hip arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Trial
- Anatomical relationship between the intertrochanteric line and femoral neck osteotomy level in direct anterior approach total hip arthroplasty: a 3D morphometric and cadaveric validation study.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2026Article
- Novel Strategy for Incarcerated Broken Broach Retrieval in Total Hip Arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- The Rise of Minimally Invasive "DAA" Hip Replacements: Hype, Hope, and Reality.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Review
- Management of Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome After Total Hip Arthroplasty: Practice Patterns and Surgeon Attitudes.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2023Article
- Direct Anterior Approach Provides Superior Prosthesis Adaptability in the Early Postoperative Period of Total Hip Arthroplasty.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- Surgical Approaches in Total Hip Arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedics and sports medicine · 2023Article
- A comparative of a single novice surgeon's direct anterior approach and posterior approach learning curves in total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2022Article
- German surgeons' technical preferences for performing total hip arthroplasties: a survey from the National Endoprosthesis Society.International orthopaedics · 2022Article
- An Online Learning Tool to Obtain, Optimize, and Interpret Radiographs During Total Hip Arthroplasty.Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare · 2022Article
- The direct anterior approach to the hip: a useful tool in experienced hands or just another approach?Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2022Review
- Clinical efficacy of direct anterior approach vs. other surgical approaches for total hip arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis based on RCTs.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Review
- A Unique Complication of Femoral Broach Fracture and Incarceration During Total Hip Arthroplasty.Arthroplasty today · 2021Article
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Abstract
Total hip arthroplasty through an anterior approach has been increasing in popularity amongst surgeons and patients.Anterior approach hip arthroplasty seems to offer improved early outcomes in terms of pain, rehabilitation and length of stay.No difference in long-term outcomes has been shown between anterior and posterior or lateral approaches.Proper formal training, utilization of fluoroscopy and adequate experience can mitigate risks of complications and improve early and medium-term outcomes. Cite this article:
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