Minimally invasive total hip replacement and perioperative management: early experience.
"Minimally invasive" total hip replacement has been promoted in the popular media and advertising despite a lack of peer-reviewed data. This article presents the author's early experience and preliminary outcomes with this new and potentially useful approach to total hip replacement.
Waldman
Barry J
BJ
Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopaedics, 6080 Falls Rd., Ste. 203, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA. bwaldman@marylandsorthopaedicteam.com
D000328:Adult; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods