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The direct lateral approach: impact on gait patterns, foot progression angle and pain in comparison with a minimally invasive anterolateral approach

The direct lateral approach: impact on gait patterns, foot progression angle and pain in comparison with a minimally invasive anterolateral approach
The direct lateral approach: impact on gait patterns, foot progression angle and pain in comparison with a minimally invasive anterolateral approach
INTRODUCTION: Minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty has been successfully introduced in the past decade. Nevertheless, standard approaches such as the direct lateral approach are still commonly used in orthopaedic surgery due to easy handling, good intra-operative overview and low complication rates. However, a frequent occurrence of fatty atrophy within the anterior third of the gluteus medius muscle has been demonstrated when using the modified direct-lateral approach (mDL), which may be associated with a reduction in function, limitation of internal leg rotation, gait disorders and pain. The question addressed in this study is whether mDL-approach leads to unfavourable changes in foot progression angle (FPA), gait and to more postoperative pain compared with a minimally invasive anterolateral approach (ALMI). METHODS: Thirty patients with primary osteoarthritis of the hip were recruited for this study. All subjects received an uncemented THA (Alloclassic((R))-Zweymuller stem, Allofit((R)) Cup, FA Zimmer((R))), 15 through an ALMI-approach and 15 via the mDL-approach. Gait analyses were performed both preoperatively and 3 months after surgery to measure FPA, step length, stance duration, cadence and walking speed. Additionally, the Harris-Hip Score, pain according to the visual analogue scale and the Trendelenburg sign were evaluated. RESULTS: No influence of the surgical approach could be observed on the gait patterns or FPA. Furthermore, neither increased external rotation of the limb nor restriction of internal rotation during walking could be established. Pain and Harris-Hip Score did not differ significantly between the two groups. CONCLUSION: In comparison with an ALMI approach, the mDL approach did not lead to a change in FPA postoperatively. No detrimental effect could be found on the gait pattern or pain after surgery. Based on these measurements, the minimally invasive anterolateral approach did not appear to provide functional benefits in outcome over the mDL approach. Consequently, both surgical approaches seem to be equally applicable approaches with good to very good functional results.
total hip arthroplasty, direct lateral approach, minimally invasive anterolateral approach, gait analysis, foot progression angle
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Müller, Michael
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Tohtz, Stephen
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Müller, Michael, Schwachmeyer, Verena, Tohtz, Stephen, Taylor, William R., Duda, Georg N., Perka, Carsten and Heller, Markus O. (2012) The direct lateral approach: impact on gait patterns, foot progression angle and pain in comparison with a minimally invasive anterolateral approach. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 132 (5), 725-731. (doi:10.1007/s00402-012-1467-x). (PMID:22294091)

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INTRODUCTION: Minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty has been successfully introduced in the past decade. Nevertheless, standard approaches such as the direct lateral approach are still commonly used in orthopaedic surgery due to easy handling, good intra-operative overview and low complication rates. However, a frequent occurrence of fatty atrophy within the anterior third of the gluteus medius muscle has been demonstrated when using the modified direct-lateral approach (mDL), which may be associated with a reduction in function, limitation of internal leg rotation, gait disorders and pain. The question addressed in this study is whether mDL-approach leads to unfavourable changes in foot progression angle (FPA), gait and to more postoperative pain compared with a minimally invasive anterolateral approach (ALMI). METHODS: Thirty patients with primary osteoarthritis of the hip were recruited for this study. All subjects received an uncemented THA (Alloclassic((R))-Zweymuller stem, Allofit((R)) Cup, FA Zimmer((R))), 15 through an ALMI-approach and 15 via the mDL-approach. Gait analyses were performed both preoperatively and 3 months after surgery to measure FPA, step length, stance duration, cadence and walking speed. Additionally, the Harris-Hip Score, pain according to the visual analogue scale and the Trendelenburg sign were evaluated. RESULTS: No influence of the surgical approach could be observed on the gait patterns or FPA. Furthermore, neither increased external rotation of the limb nor restriction of internal rotation during walking could be established. Pain and Harris-Hip Score did not differ significantly between the two groups. CONCLUSION: In comparison with an ALMI approach, the mDL approach did not lead to a change in FPA postoperatively. No detrimental effect could be found on the gait pattern or pain after surgery. Based on these measurements, the minimally invasive anterolateral approach did not appear to provide functional benefits in outcome over the mDL approach. Consequently, both surgical approaches seem to be equally applicable approaches with good to very good functional results.

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Published date: 2012
Keywords: total hip arthroplasty, direct lateral approach, minimally invasive anterolateral approach, gait analysis, foot progression angle
Organisations: Bioengineering Group

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Local EPrints ID: 348538
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/348538
ISSN: 0936-8051
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ORCID for Markus O. Heller: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7879-1135

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Author: Michael Müller
Author: Verena Schwachmeyer
Author: Stephen Tohtz
Author: William R. Taylor
Author: Georg N. Duda
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