title: Mini-incision total hip arthroplasty: a comparative assessment of perioperative outcomes.
abstract: Compared with patients with total hip arthroplasty (THA) via a direct lateral approach, patients treated with THA via a mini-incision approach had significantly earlier ambulation, less transfer assistance, and more favorable discharge dispositions; they also had decreased transfusion requirements and better functional recovery with early physical therapy. This procedure achieved accurate and reproducible implantation, regardless of patient habitus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University/Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224-2780, USA.
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Wenz
authors.forename: Ilksen
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gurkan
authors.forename: Stefan R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Jibodh
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome