However there is significant controversy over the optimal muscle sparing approach.
Direct anterior hip replacement.
During surgery your doctor makes an incision in the front of your hip to reach the hip joint.
Anterior hip replacement is a common type of total hip replacement.
Direct superior approach.
Total hip arthroplasty is a common surgery with more than 330 000 procedures performed in the united states every year.
Then they replace the joint with.
Direct anterior hip replacement is a minimally invasive surgical technique.
The direct superior approach is a surgical technique to gain access to the hip joint.
This approach often results in quicker recovery less pain and more.
This approach involves a 3 to 4 inch incision on the front of the hip that allows the joint to be replaced by moving muscles aside along their natural tissue planes without detaching any tendons.
Total hip arthroplasty with the direct anterior approach has gained in popularity and residents and fellows are increasingly exposed to this technique during training.
Mini posterior approach mpa or direct anterior approach daa.
Research suggests that people who undergo anterior hip replacement may be more likely to have a problem with wound healing particularly infection.