High preservation rates of the ascending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex artery during total hip arthroplasty through the direct anterior approach.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

(i) To investigate the rate of preservation of the ascending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex artery (a-LFCA) during total hip arthroplasty (THA) through a direct anterior approach (DAA), and (ii) to study factors that contribute to its successful preservation.

Methods

All patients who underwent primary THA between 1 September 2023 and 29 February 2024 were reviewed. One-hundred seventy-two patients were included in the study, 91 females and 81 males, aged 63.2 ± 12.6, with a body mass index of 26.1 ± 4.6 kg/m². THA was performed through a minimally invasive DAA in all patients, using either a standard vertical DAA or a Bikini incision. Patients were stratified by the preservation of the a-LFCA (preserved, ligated/electrocauterized due to obstructi

SUBMITTER: Matar C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11522915 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature