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Favourable Short-Term Clinical Outcomes with SuperPath vs. Posterior Approach in Hemi-Arthroplasty

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September 2019

Favourable Short-Term Clinical Outcomes with SuperPath vs. Posterior Approach in Hemi-Arthroplasty

Vol: 8| Issue: 9| Number:13| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Hip hemiarthroplasty for senile femoral neck fractures: Minimally invasive SuperPath approach versus traditional posterior approach

Injury. 2019 Aug;50(8):1452-1459.

Contributing Authors:
J Jianbo J Ying L Xinxin W Lianghao Y Baoqing A Rongguang

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100 elderly patients with fresh femoral neck fractures (Garden Grade III-IV) were randomized to receive a hemi-arthroplasty via a SuperPath approach (with the associated prostheses) or a traditional posterior approach. Outcomes of interest included pain on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS), the Harris Hip Score and the Barthel Index. Peri-operative outcomes were additionally reported. Follow up was perf...

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