Minimally invasive total hip replacement and perioperative management: early experience
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1Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopaedics, 6080 Falls Rd., Ste. 203, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA. bwaldman@marylandsorthopaedicteam.com
Abstract:
"Minimally invasive" total hip replacement has been promoted in the popular media and advertising despite a lack of peer-reviewed data. This article presents the author's early experience and preliminary outcomes with this new and potentially useful approach to total hip replacement.