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Minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty
Author(s) -
Hohler Sharon E.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60879-x
Subject(s) - medicine , total hip arthroplasty , implant , surgery , prosthesis , total hip replacement , arthroplasty , scars , hip arthroplasty , invasive surgery
• TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY PROCEDURES relieve patients' arthritic hip pain. Since the first procedure was performed in the 1960s, surgeons and implant companies have worked to improve prosthesis design, composition of implants, and the mechanisms for holding the implants in place . • RECENTLY, SURGEONS HAVE FOCUSED on minimizing the surgical incision. Smaller incisions have resulted in smaller scars and faster recoveries . • THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS a brief historical overview of, as well as current trends in, minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty. All aspects of care for a patient undergoing total hip arthroplasty are discussed. AORNJ 79 (June 2004) 1244–1258.