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Little Clinical Advantage of Modified Watson-Jones Approach

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August 2013

Little Clinical Advantage of Modified Watson-Jones Approach

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:123| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Little Clinical Advantage of Modified Watson-Jones Approach Over Modified Mini-Incision Direct Lateral Approach in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty

J Arthroplasty; 2011; 26(7):1117-1122

Contributing Authors:
Yutaka Inaba Naomi Kobayashi Yohei Yukizawa Takashi Ishida Naoyuki Iwamoto Tomoyuki Saito

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117 patients who were scheduled to undergo total hip arthroplasty were randomized to receive either a minimally invasive anterolateral approach with a muscle-sparing technique (modified Watson-Jones approach) or a modified mini-incision direct lateral approach. Results from 6 week follow-up indicated that muscle strength recovery of hip abduction was significantly better in individuals who receive...

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