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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 101-B, Issue SUPP_12 | Pages 28 - 28
1 Oct 2019
Aguilar MB Robinson J Hepinstall M Cooper HJ Deyer TW Ranawat AS Rodriguez JA
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Introduction

The direct anterior approach (DAA) and the posterior approach (PA) are 2 common total hip arthroplasty (THA) exposures. This prospective study quantitatively compared changes in periarticular muscle volume after DAA and PA THA.

Materials

Nineteen patients undergoing THA were recruited from the practices of 3 fellowship-trained hip surgeons. Each surgeon performed a single approach, DAA or PA. Enrolled patients underwent a preoperative MRI of the affected hip and two subsequent postoperative MRIs, averaging 9.6 and 24.3 weeks after surgery. Clinical evaluations were done by Harris Hip Score at each follow-up interval.