Abstract:BACKGROUNDDislocation after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) has an incidence of 2-3. Approximately 77% of dislocations occur within the first year after surgery. The SuperPATH technique is a minimally invasive approach for THA that preserves soft tissue attachments. The purpose of this study is to describe the dislocation rate at one year after SuperPATH primary THA. METHODSAll elective primary THAs performed by the senior author using the SuperPATH approach. Exclusion criteria were acute femoral neck fra… Show more
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