Open AccessDirect Anterior Approach for Total Hip Arthroplasty in the Elderly with Femoral Neck Fractures: Comparison with Conventional Posterolateral Approach
Author(s) -
Young-Yool Chung,
Sang-Min Lee,
Sung-Nyun Baek,
Tae-Gyu Park
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinics in orthopedic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2005-4408
pISSN - 2005-291X
DOI - 10.4055/cios21008
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , total hip arthroplasty , femoral neck , radiography , significant difference , incidence (geometry) , arthroplasty , osteoporosis , physics , optics , endocrinology
The aim of this study was to determine if it was feasible and safe to perform total hip arthroplasty (THA) using the direct anterior approach (DAA) when compared with the conventional posterolateral approach (PA) in patients with femoral neck fractures. The time required to start walking was investigated to identify advantages of the muscle-sparing approach. Safety of the approach was judged based on the incidence and nature of all complications.