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Table 1 Study population

From: Risk of infection in primary, elective total hip arthroplasty with direct anterior approach or lateral transgluteal approach: a prospective cohort study of 1104 hips

 

DAA

n = 700 (63 %)

LAT

n = 404 (37 %)

Total

n = 1104

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Age (median, SD)

71 (10.6)

71 (±10.6)

71 (±10.6)

n.s.

Male

369 (53 %)

212 (53 %)

581 (53 %)

n.s.

BMI (mean, SD)

26.6 (4.2)

27.2 (5.2)

26.8 (4.6)

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ASA I and II

575 (82 %)

338 (84 %)

913 (83 %)

n.s.

Primary osteoarthritis

644 (92 %)

375 (93 %)

1019 (92 %)

n.s.

Head necrosis

44 (6 %)

16 (4 %)

60 (5 %)

 

Inflammation (RA)

7 (1 %)

2 (0.5 %)

9 (0.8 %)

 

Other indications

5 (1 %)

11 (3 %)

16 (2 %)

 
  1. DAA direct anterior approach, LAT lateral approach, BMI body mass index (kg/m2), ASA American Society of Anesthesiologist, RA rheumatoid arthritis