Open AccessA modified two-incision technique for primary total hip arthroplasty
Author(s) -
B. Sonny Bal,
Santaram Vallurupalli
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.41850
Subject(s) - medicine , fluoroscopy , surgery , blood loss , implant , harris hip score , total hip arthroplasty , radiography , arthroplasty
Minimally invasive surgery can be technically demanding but minimizes surgical trauma, pain and recovery. Two-incision minimally invasive surgery allows only intermittent visualization and may require fluoroscopy for implant positioning. We describe a modified technique for primary total hip arthroplasty, using two small incisions with a stepwise approach and adequate visualization to reliably and reproducibly perform the surgery without fluoroscopy.