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Table 2 Surgical and immediate postoperative data

From: Minimally invasive anterolateral approach versus direct anterior approach total hip arthroplasty in the supine position: a prospective study based on early postoperative outcomes

Variable

MAA

DAA

P value

Surgery time (min)

62.4 ± 9.05

71 ± 8.01

< 0.001

Incision (cm)

9.86 ± 0.99

10.04 ± 1.07

0.385

Blood loss (ml)

132.6 ± 43.31

159.23 ± 37.25

0.002

Hb drop (g/L)

29.56 ± 8.02

36.4 ± 7.12

< 0.001

Blood transfusion (n)

2 (4.0%)

9 (18.8%)

0.021

Post-op hospital stay (day)

4.6 ± 1.14

4.77 ± 1.17

0.467

VAS (points)

   

 1 day post‐op

4.2 ± 0.99

4.38 ± 0.82

0.343

 3 day post‐op

2.82 ± 0.83

2.79 ± 0.8

0.863

 7 day post‐op

2.24 ± 0.52

2.38 ± 0.57

0.222

Cup inclination (°)

41.96 ± 4.45

40.71 ± 4.09

0.151

Cup anteversion (°)

16.64 ± 5.63

15.92 ± 5.01

0.504

Femoral stem position (n)

  

0.963

 Valgus

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

 Neutral

48 (96.0%)

45 (93.8%)

 

 Varus

2 (4.0%)

3 (6.2%)

 
  1. P value < 0.05 was shown in bold