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Major complications after total hip arthroplasty with the direct anterior approach at a high-volume Ontario tertiary care centre.

Kristen I BartonNicholas J SteinerKevin R BoldtOlawale A SogbeinStephen M TsiorosLyndsay SomervilleJames L HowardBrent A Lanting
Published in: Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie (2023)
Intraoperative events, postoperative periprosthetic fractures, implant failure, deep wound infection and wound complications accounted for the major surgical complications within 1 year of THA through DAA. The low revision rate suggests that DAA is a safe approach for THA.
Keyphrases
  • total hip arthroplasty
  • tertiary care
  • patients undergoing
  • risk factors
  • surgical site infection
  • wound healing
  • soft tissue