Fig. 2From: Supercapsular percutaneously-assisted total hip (SuperPath) versus posterolateral total hip arthroplasty in bilateral osteonecrosis of the femoral head: a pilot clinical trialPerioperative serum markers change. Levels of serum CK, CRP, and ESR remained relatively higher in the SuperPath approach than in the PLA approach at each timing. Both CRP and CK reached their maximum at the postoperative day 3, while the ESR increased to the maximum at the postoperative day 1Back to article page