Implant Survival After Minimally Invasive Anterior or Anterolateral Vs. Conventional Posterior or Direct Lateral Approach

Implant Survival After Minimally Invasive Anterior or Anterolateral Vs. Conventional Posterior or Direct Lateral Approach: An Analysis of 21,860 Total Hip Arthroplasties from the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register (2008 to 2013) – The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Implant survival for minimally invasive vs. open hip surgery: 4 key notes – Spine Review (free)

Source: EvidenceAlerts (free resource to find articles of interest in all specialties)

“There were no significant differences among the surgical approaches with regard to the 2 and 5-year survival rates or RR of revision due to any cause”