Fourteen prospective randomized control trials in which patients received total hip arthroplasty through mini-incision (MI) or standard incision (SI) were pooled to determine if mini-incision THA was superior to standard incision THA in general, or through a specific surgical approach. The results of the study indicated that mini-incision THA reduced total blood loss and length of hospital stay. Subgroup analysis of the two treatment methods by surgical approach demonstrated that posterior mini-incision THA led to perioperative advantages in surgical duration, blood loss, and hospital stay. A lateral approach MI THA was also noted to be significantly shorter in surgical duration compared to SI THA. No significant differences in pain medication dose, functional outcomes, radiographic outcomes, or complications were found.