
Arthroplasty
Anterolateral minimally invasive hip surgery offers no advantage over Hardinge approach
J Arthroplasty. 2011 Dec;26(8):1362-72. Epub 2011 Mar 23.
79 patients scheduled to undergo Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) were randomized to the surgical approach used to accomplish the procedure either the anterolateral minimally invasive hip surgery (ALMIS) or a standard lateral Hardinge approach were followed. At 1 year, no significant differences were observed in the clinical outcomes of the THA between the two procedures.
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