Limited effects on patient outcomes of conjoint tendon release in anterolateral muscle-sparing total hip arthroplasty

Abstract Background The anterolateral muscle-sparing total hip arthroplasty (THA) in the supine position is advantageous owing to the very low-dislocation rate and excellent leg length discrepancy control. However, femur exposure is challenging. Although the conjoined external rotators tendon (CERT)...

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Main Authors: Hidetatsu Tanaka, Norikazu Yamada, Hiroaki Kurishima, Yu Mori, Takashi Sakamoto, Masamizu Oyama, Toshimi Aizawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02644-7