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Direct anterior total hip arthroplasty: Comparative outcomes and contemporary results
Keith P Connolly, Atul F Kamath, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Center for Hip Preservation, Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States
Author contributions: Connolly KP and Kamath AF contributed to this paper.
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Correspondence to: Atul F Kamath, MD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Center for Hip Preservation, Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 800 Spruce Street, 8th Floor Preston, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States. akamath@post.harvard.edu
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Received: May 29, 2015
Peer-review started: June 2, 2015
First decision: September 29, 2015
Revised: October 25, 2015
Accepted: December 3, 2015
Article in press: December 4, 2015
Published online: February 18, 2016
Peer-review started: June 2, 2015
First decision: September 29, 2015
Revised: October 25, 2015
Accepted: December 3, 2015
Article in press: December 4, 2015
Published online: February 18, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Direct anterior total hip arthroplasty may provide higher rates of patients discharged to home and shorter hospital stays when compared to other approaches. Long term functional outcomes do not appear to be improved by an intramuscular approach. Complication rates may be high during the initial learning period of performing this approach; however, these rates are generally shown to not exceed that of other approaches once a surgeon has completed a modest number of cases.