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AAOS: Time to ambulation without any assistive device is improved with direct anterior THA
March 2014
AAOS: Time to ambulation without any assistive device is improved with direct anterior THA
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Direct Anterior Hip Yields Faster Voluntary Cessation of All Walking Aids in a Randomized Trial
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Synopsis
54 patients were randomly allocated to receive a direct anterior or mini-incision posterior approach to total hip arthroplasty (THA), to determine if there were differences in time to ambulation between the two techniques. Results indicated that time to ambulation without any assistive device was significantly improved with direct anterior total hip arthoplasty.
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