Direct Anterior Hip Replacement
For example a study of 505 anterior hip replacements and 1288 posterior hip replacements found that 7 1 4 of the anterior hip patients had wound healing problems compared to 5 0 2 of the.
Direct anterior hip replacement. Total hip arthroplasty with the direct anterior approach has gained in popularity and residents and fellows are increasingly exposed to this technique during training. Direct superior approach. This approach often results in quicker recovery less pain and more. Mini posterior approach mpa or direct anterior approach daa.
During surgery your doctor makes an incision in the front of your hip to reach the hip joint. The direct superior approach has been developed as a minimally invasive technique to enter the hip joint without causing damage to some key muscle groups. The direct superior approach is a surgical technique to gain access to the hip joint. Then they replace the joint with.
Total hip arthroplasty is a common surgery with more than 330 000 procedures performed in the united states every year. Anterior hip replacement is a common type of total hip replacement. However there is significant controversy over the optimal muscle sparing approach. This approach involves a 3 to 4 inch incision on the front of the hip that allows the joint to be replaced by moving muscles aside along their natural tissue planes without detaching any tendons.