The Hip Joint

Author(s) : K. Mohan Iyer.

Book Description:

Proponents of the direct anterior approach for hip replacement maintain that using an intermuscular plane to access the hip, without detaching any tendons, results in less trauma to the soft tissues and a quicker recovery from the procedure. The approach itself can be suitably modified to a minimally invasive technique using specialized instrumentation, which can benefit patients. Rapid initial recovery from surgery is high on the list of priorities for various healthcare systems, as this could potentially translate into a reduction in the average length of hospital stay for patients and the possibility of performing day-case hip replacement. In addition, it is proposed that the dislocation rate is lower with the direct anterior approach compared to the postero-lateral approach.

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