Total hip arthroplasty is a common surgery with more than 330 000 procedures performed in the united states every year.
Direct anterior hip replacement.
Anterior hip replacement is a common type of total hip replacement.
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.
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.
Then they replace the joint with.
Total hip arthroplasty with the direct anterior approach has gained in popularity and residents and fellows are increasingly exposed to this technique during training.
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.
However there is significant controversy over the optimal muscle sparing approach.
Mini posterior approach mpa or direct anterior approach daa.
Research suggests that people who undergo anterior hip replacement may be more likely to have a problem with wound healing particularly infection.
This approach often results in quicker recovery less pain and more.
Direct superior approach.
When performing a hip replacement your surgeon can get to the hip joint from the front from the side or from the back.