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ArticleInternational orthopaedics2026

Same-day discharge total hip arthroplasty through the direct anterior approach using a standardised pathway: safety and reproducibility in three hundred eighty-four consecutive cases.

Victor Sonnery-Cottet, Christos Koutserimpas, Gerald Delfosse, Julien Erard, Cécile Batailler, Sebastien Lustig

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Victor Sonnery-CottetHôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France. victor.sonnery@gmail.com.
Christos KoutserimpasSchool of Health Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Patras, Athens, Greece.
Gerald DelfosseClinique Saint-Luc, Namur, Belgium.
Julien ErardHôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France.
Cécile BataillerHôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France.
Sebastien LustigHôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France.

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Abstract

purposeHip arthroplasty performed as a same-day discharge (SDD) procedure is gaining ground, but evidence in large, exclusively anterior-approach cohorts remains limited. Our hypothesis is that outpatient total hip arthroplasty (THA) via the direct anterior approach, performed in a high-volume academic centre with a standardised institutional pathway, is a safe and reproducible practice.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective single-centre study of all primary THAs performed on an outpatient basis via the direct anterior approach between January 2022 and October 2025. Epidemiological data, peri-operative parameters, and complications occurring within 60 days following surgery were recorded.

resultsThree hundred and seventy-nine patients (384 procedures) were included. Mean age was 63.1 ± 11.6 years and mean body mass index (BMI) was 26.2 ± 4.3 kg/m

conclusionThese results suggest that same-day discharge THA via the direct anterior approach is feasible in selected patients treated within a standardised pathway, but further prospective studies are needed to confirm generalisability.

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Ambulatory Surgical ProceduresArthroplasty, Replacement, HipPatient DischargeAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAnterior approachOutpatient surgeryReproducibilitySame-day dischargeTotal hip arthroplasty

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