A Comparison of the Incidences of Venous Thromboembolism after Total Hip Arthroplasty between the Direct Anterior Approach and the Direct Lateral Approach, Especially in the Early Period after Introduction of the Direct Anterior Approach

Objective. To compare the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after total hip arthroplasty (THA) using the direct anterior approach (DAA) with that using the direct lateral approach (DLA). In addition, patient background characteristics and the incidence of VTE were compared between the first...

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Main Authors: Tetsuya Kawano, Hiroaki Kijima, Shin Yamada, Natsuo Konishi, Hitoshi Kubota, Hiroshi Tazawa, Takayuki Tani, Norio Suzuki, Keiji Kamo, Yoshihiko Okudera, Masashi Fujii, Ken Sasaki, Yosuke Iwamoto, Itsuki Nagahata, Takanori Miura, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Yoichi Shimada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Advances in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4649207