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Table 4 Postoperative blood transfusion and complications

From: Natural outcome of hemoglobin and functional recovery after the direct anterior versus the posterolateral approach for total hip arthroplasty: a randomized study

 

DAA

PLA

Total

Blood transfusion

3

2

5

Complications

Dislocation

0

2

2

Periprosthetic fracture

0

1

1

LFCN injury

3

0

3

Bursitis

0

1

1

Poor wound healing

1

1

2

Total

7

7

14

  1. LFCN lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X