Revision risk by using the direct superior approach (DSA) for total hip arthroplasty compared with postero-lateral approach: early nationwide results from the Dutch Arthroplasty Register (LROI)

Background and purpose: The direct superior approach (DSA) is a modification of the classic posterolateral approach (PLA) for total hip arthroplasty (THA), in which the iliotibial band and short external rotators are spared. The revision rate of the DSA has not been investigated previously using ar...

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Main Authors: Bart van Dooren, Rinne M Peters, Harmen B Ettema, B Willem Schreurs, Liza N van Steenbergen, Stefan B T Bolder, Wierd P Zijlstra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Journals Sweden 2023-04-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
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Online Access:https://actaorthop.org/actao/article/view/11959