Comparison of patient satisfaction with incision cosmesis after standard and minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty.
This study evaluated patient assessments and attitudes regarding incision cosmesis following standard and minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty 1 to 3 years postoperatively. A cosmesis questionnaire designed to elicit a score evaluating scar satisfaction was mailed to patients. Although the difference in total cosmesis score between the standard and minimally invasive groups was not statistically significant, patients with a standard incision had better scores at <1 year. One significant finding was worse responses in the minimal incision patients regarding sinking and curling of scar edges.
Goldstein
Wayne M
WM
Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, 8930 Waukegan Rd, Morton Grove, IL 60053, USA.
Ali
Rose
R
Branson
Jill Jasperson
JJ
Berland
Kimberly A
KA
D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois / Q000453:epidemiology; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016896:Treatment Outcome