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Bikini Incision and the Incidence of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Injury in Direct Anterior THA

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January 2022

Bikini Incision and the Incidence of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Injury in Direct Anterior THA

Vol: 160| Issue: 1| Number:4| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Bikini Incision Increases the Incidence of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Injury in Direct Anterior Approach Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospective Ultrasonic, Electrophysiological, and Clinical Study

J Arthroplasty . 2021 Oct;36(10):3463-3470.

Contributing Authors:
W Sang S Xue Y Xu Y Liu L Zhu J Ma

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Synopsis

Two hundred patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty via the direct anterior approach (DAA) were randomized to receive a bikini incision (n=100) or longitudinal incision (n=100). The primary outcome of was the incidence of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) injury. Secondary outcomes of interest were electrophysiological examinations of the LFCN postoperatively. The bikini incision group had...

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