Direct anterior total hip arthroplasty: Comparative outcomes and contemporary results

Table 1 Summary of select outcomes reported in the literature in comparative studies of direct anterior and other total hip approaches

Author	Study variable
	Length of stay	Discharge to home	Post-operative pain	Short-term functional outcome	Long-term functional outcome	Blood loss	Operative time
Alecci	↓	↑	↓			↔	↔
Barrett	↓		↓	↑	↔	↑	↑
Berend	↔	↑		↑	↔	↑	↔
D'Arrigo	↔			↑	↔	↓	↑
Goebel	↓		↓
Lamontagne				↔	↔
Martin	↓	↔		↑	↔	↔	↑
Mayr				↑	↔
Poehling-monaghan	↔	↔	↑	↔	↔		↑
Rathod				↔	↔
Rodriguez	↔		↔	↑	↔
Spaans	↔			↔	↔	↑	↑
Taunton				↑	↔
Zawadsky	↓	↑	↓	↑

Arrows indicate relative magnitude of the variable (i.e., ↑: Increased; ↓: Decreased; ↔: Similar) for direct anterior approach compared to alternative approach for applicable study.