title: Minimally invasive orthopedic surgery: first results in navigated total hip arthroplasty.
abstract: Minimally invasive hip approaches decrease soft tissue damage but reduce the view of the operating field. The combination of minimally invasive approaches with navigation techniques can resolve this conflict. A modified anterolateral approach was used for minimally invasive implantation of hip endoprostheses, in combination with a navigation technique. A newly developed femoral clamp was used in the study, which allowed a secure fixation of the navigation reference frame without compromising the visibility of the small incision. The results included short skin incisions and hip joint muscle reservation, with only a moderate increase in operating times.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Nordwest-Krankenhaus Sanderbusch, Sande, Germany.
authors.forename: Hans-Joachim
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Walde
authors.forename: Tim Alexander
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Walde
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000601:surgery; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013525:Surgical Instruments