Incisión única, artroplastia total de cadera mínimamente invasiva. (Inglés)

de Beer J, Petruccelli D, Zalzal P, Winemaker MJ.

Hamilton Arthroplasty Group, Hamilton Health Sciences, Henderson Hospital, Faculty of Medical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

A pilot cohort study of 60 primary total hip arthroplasties (THAs) was undertaken to evaluate the technical aspects and possible clinical advantages of performing THA through a single-incision, minimally invasive, 10-cm-length, direct lateral approach compared with the same approach performed through a standard-length skin incision. We could not show any significant difference with regard to operative time; in-hospital equianalgesic opioid consumption; postoperative blood loss; complications; hospital length of stay; or flexion, Harris Hip and Oxford Scores at 6 weeks’ postoperatively. Restricting the length of skin incision for THA performed through a direct lateral approach does not appear to afford any clinical advantage to the patient in the short term. The mini-exposure creates technical challenges that have the potential to adversely affect primary THA outcome.