Healio

Direct anterior approach THA yielded less atrophy vs direct lateral, posterior approaches

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who underwent the direct anterior approach during total hip arthroplasty had less atrophy of the hip ...
Healio

Posterior approach for THA may have higher dislocation risk

DALLAS — Use of the posterior approach in total hip arthroplasty had the highest risk of dislocation and use of the lateral approach had highest rate of all-cause revision surgery, according to ...
Becker's Spine Review

OrthAlign expands hip navigation tech to support posterior approaches

OrthAlign has expanded its Lantern hip platform to support posterior-based approaches in total hip arthroplasty, broadening the handheld navigation system’s use across all patient positions. The ...
Medscape

Surgical Approach Tied to Risk in Hip Replacement

The anterior approach to hip arthroplasty is slightly riskier than the posterior or lateral approaches, researchers say. "The small but statistically significant increased risk of major surgical ...
Healthline

Anterior Hip Replacement: What You Need to Know

An anterior hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which damaged bones in your hip joint are replaced with an artificial hip (total hip arthroplasty). Other names for the procedure are minimally ...