Clinical application of anterolateral mini-incision for total hip replacement / 中国矫形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

[Objective]To explore the clinical indication and effectiveness of anterolateral mini-incision for the total hip replacement (THR).[Method]A retrospective analysis of the 34 cases of anterolateral mini-incision was conducted from May 2002 to March 2005,among the patients 23 suffered from displaced femoral neck fractures and 11 suffered from femoral head aseptic necrosis.[Result]All the patients were followed up for 12～36 months with an average of 18 months.The obvious advantages of anterolateral mini-incision for the total hip replacement were as followingless blood loss in operation,less post-operative pain and complications,and early rehabilitation training,without cinch and subsidence in X-ray.Harris score was 92.1 point.[Conclusion]Anterolateral mini-incision for the total hip replacement can be used as an effective method to treat the patients who were extenuation,without abnormalities of hip joint,deossification and osteoporis.Appropriate incision combined with precise procedure can reduce the operative trauma and speed up functional recovery.