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@inbook{Connon:2021:10.1007/978-3-030-80695-8_4,
author = {Connon, F and Logishetty, K},
booktitle = {Controversies in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Lower Limb},
doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-80695-8_4},
pages = {41--52},
title = {Approaches for Total Hip Arthroplasty},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80695-8_4},
year = {2021}
}
TY - CHAP
AB - Total hip arthroplasty, via any surgical approach, can offer reliable, substantial, and clinically relevant improvements in patient pain, mobility, and quality of life that makes it one of the most effective and reliable operations in modern medicine. The debate as to which surgical approach to utilise to perform total hip arthroplasty is as old as arthroplasty itself. At the time of writing, there is an increasing rate of utilisation of the Anterior Approach (AA), but the Posterior Approach (PA) is still the most employed worldwide, followed by the Lateral Approach (LA). The purported benefits and risks of the AA relative to the PA and LA are discussed here in greater detail, focusing on functional recovery, pain, implant longevity, infection, nerve palsy, and the learning curve. Training surgeons would be well advised to consider achieving proficiency in both the AA and PA. Surgeons already well-trained in any of the approaches described for this reliable procedure should consider the complications entailed with altering techniques as there is an associated learning curve, and should organise appropriate training if wishing to employ a different method.
AU - Connon,F
AU - Logishetty,K
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-80695-8_4
EP - 52
PY - 2021///
SP - 41
TI - Approaches for Total Hip Arthroplasty
T1 - Controversies in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Lower Limb
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80695-8_4
ER -