Musculoskeletal surgery
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Musculoskeletal surgery · Dec 2020
Review Meta AnalysisHospitalization length, surgical duration, and blood lost among the approaches for total hip arthroplasty: a Bayesian network meta-analysis.
Despite the numerous studies, there is no consensus concerning the best approach for total hip arthroplasty (THA), and debates are ongoing. The purpose of this study was to perform a Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA) comparing several approaches for primary THA. The focus was on peri-operative outcomes: surgical duration, total estimated blood loss, and length of the hospitalization. ⋯ The posterolateral approach reported shorter surgical duration and hospitalization length. Concerning the analysis of total estimated blood loss, no significant result was obtained. Data must be considered in the light of the limitations of the present study.