title: [Postoperative rehabilitation after minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty].
abstract: Currently more than 150,000 total hip arthroplasties (THA) are performed in Germany each year. Despite limited financial resources approximately 50% of these patients participate in a standardized inpatient rehabilitation program. This report reflects own experiences with patients after a minimally invasive approach for THA compared to others with conventional procedures, in context with findings from the literature. Rehabilitation and convalescence in patients with a minimally invasive approach for THA seem to have advantages especially in the first weeks after surgery, with manageable complications and socioeconomic improvements compared to conventional approaches.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Abteilung, Fachkliniken Hohenurach, Immanuel-Kant-Str. 31, 72574, Bad Urach, Deutschland. juergen.heisel@fachkliniken-hohenurach.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heisel
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome