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Early Pain Relief After Posterior Total Hip Arthroplasty

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August 2013

Early Pain Relief After Posterior Total Hip Arthroplasty

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:241| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Early Pain Relief and Function After Posterior Minimally Invasive and Conventional Total Hip Arthroplasty

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007 Jun;89(6):1153-60

Contributing Authors:
Lawrence D Dorr Aditya V Maheshwari William T Long Zhinian Wan Leigh Ellen Sirianni

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60 patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) were randomized to compare minimally invasive and conventional THA. The authors hypothesized that a posterior mini-incision THA will yield better pain relief and functional recovery than the conventional long incision THA. the posterior mini-incision THA resulted in better pain control (p=0.002), earlier discharge from hospital (p=0.003), and bet...

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