The anterolateral approach leads to less disruption of the femoral head-neck blood supply than the posterior approach during hip resurfacing.
In 12 patients, we measured the oxygen concentration in the femoral head-neck junction during hip resurfacing through the anterolateral approach. This was compared with previous measurements made for the posterior approach. For the anterolateral approach, the oxygen concentration was found to be hig...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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