Total Hip Arthroplasty through the Mini-Incision (Micro-Hip) Approach versus the Standard Transgluteal (Bauer) Approach: A Prospective, Randomised Study

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-356556
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.35655

Dienstknecht, T. ; Lüring, C. ; Tingart, Markus ; Grifka, Joachim ; Sendtner, Ernst

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Abstract

Purpose. To compare outcome after total hip arthroplasty (THA) through the mini-incision approach versus the standard transgluteal approach. Methods. 80 women and 63 men aged 33 to 89 (mean, 62) years with primary osteoarthritis of the hip were randomised to undergo unilateral THA through a mini-incision approach (Micro-hip, n=55) or standard, lateral, transgluteal approach (Bauer, n=88). Levels ...