Minimally Invasive Surgery in Total Hip Arthroplasty

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pfeil, Joachim (Editor), Siebert, W.E (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Orthopedics.; Rehabilitation medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Orthopedics.; Rehabilitation Medicine.

Recent years have witnessed a trend toward the use of minimally invasive techniques in all areas of orthopedic surgery, including hip replacement. This is unsurprising as the benefits of the minimally invasive approach are recognized to be significant: smaller incisions, reduced soft tissue trauma,...

Table of Contents:

• Anatomy of the Hip Joint
• Complications
• Patient Selection, Indications and Contraindications
• The Anterior Approach
• The Anterolateral Approach with the Patient in Lateral Position
• The Anterolateral Approach with the Patient in Supine Position
• The Posterior Approach
• Epilogue.