Orthopaedics & traumatology, surgery & research : OTSR
Influence of body composition on operative difficulty during anterior approach in total hip arthroplasty.
Michael Lopez, Lolita Micicoi, Lilia Gharbi, Joseph Attas, Nicolas Bronsard, Jean-François Gonzalez, Régis Bernard de Dosmpsure, Grégoire Micicoi
Published: 202610.1016/j.otsr.2026.104618
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) in obese patients (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) is technically more demanding and associated with a higher risk of postoperative morbidity. Its realization seems more complex by the direct anterior approach. The hypothes…
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