Postoperative muscle atrophy and fatty degeneration with respect to surgical approaches in total hip arthroplasty
In all approaches, there is a trade-off between the muscles they affect, their role, and whether there is a possibility of partial compensation by other muscles. The anterior approach was the least harmful to the gluteus medius muscle.
Authors
- Vlad Popa
- Grigorios Svarnas
- Moritz Tannast (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2761-565X)
- Joseph M. Schwab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7068-5215)
- Theofania-Sotiria Patsiou
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Fribourg (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-025-05793-0
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.02
Funders
- Institute for Research in Biomedicine
- University of Bern
- Université de Fribourg