Posterior/Posterolateral Approaches
ROM
• Avoid hip flexion > 80 to 90 and adduction and internal rotation beyond neutral.
ADL
• Transfer to the sound side from bed to chair or chair to bed.
• Do not cross the legs.
• Keep the knees slightly lower than the hips when sitting.
• Avoid sitting in low, soft chairs.
• If the bed at home […]

• Length of incison: ≤ 10 cm, depending on the location of the approach and the size of the patient.
• Most if not all muscles and tendons left intact
• Single-incision or two-incision approach
• Single incision: usually posterior or anterior, or occasionally lateral.
• Two-incision: approach: two 4- to 5-cm incisions, one anterior for insertion of acetabular […]

The operative approaches used to gain access to the involved joint and to implant the prosthetic components during THA can be divided into two broad categories: standard and minimally invasive approaches. For decades hip arthroplasty procedures have involved the use of rather long surgical incisions (15 to 25 cm) to expose the joint. Although long-term […]