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2018年4月26日—Abstract:Thedirectanteriorapproach(DAA)fortotalhiparthroplasty...apaidpresenterorspeakerforZimmerBiomet,Medtronic,andDePuy, ...

The direct anterior approach (DAA) was first popularized at least as early as the beginning of the 20th century (1), more recently popularized in the last several decades (2), with classic description by Matta et al., with the use of a specialized fracture table (3). Regardless of the technique employed, the DAA has received great attention in the literature of late. Reported benefits of the DAA for total hip arthroplasty (THA) include improved outcomes early in the recovery period (4), earlier discharge and potential improved resource utilization (5), favorable postoperative stability profile (6-8), potentially decreased muscle damage (9), and higher likelihood of radiographically acceptable component placement (10).

Comparisons between the DAA with or without a specialized fracture table have been limited. There does not seem to be a difference between the rate of intraopera...