Total Hip Arthroplasty
A 68-year-old woman with end-stage osteoarthritis of the left hip is scheduled for total hip arthroplasty. The surgeon discusses approach options with her, including the posterior (Moore/Southern), direct lateral (Hardinge), and direct anterior (Smith-Petersen) approaches. She is concerned about recovery time and dislocation risk. Regarding surgical approaches for total hip arthroplasty:
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The posterior approach (Moore/Southern) involves splitting the gluteus maximus in line with its fibe...
The direct lateral approach (Hardinge/transgluteal) splits the gluteus medius and vastus lateralis i...
The posterior approach has the lowest dislocation rate; the direct lateral approach preserves all ab...
The direct anterior approach (Smith-Petersen/Hueter) uses the internervous plane between tensor fasc...
Approach selection depends on surgeon experience, patient factors, and specific goals; the sciatic n...
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