The direct anterior approach: initial experience of a minimally invasive technique for total hip arthroplasty

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Less invasive approaches for hip arthroplasty have been developed in order to decrease traumatisation of soft tissue and shorten hospital stay. However, the benefits with a new technique can be at the expense of a new panorama of pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hallert Ola, Li Yan, Brismar Harald, Lindgren Urban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:http://www.josr-online.com/content/7/1/17