Direct anterior versus posteriorlateral approachs for clinical outcomes after total hip arthroplasty in the treatment of severe DDH

Table 2 Comparison of Post-operative data

Group	DAA group (n = 20)	PLA group (n = 22)	t/x²	P-Value
Operation time (min)	137.35 ± 41.23	162.36 ± 48.62	−1.789	0.081
Post-op LOH (days)	6.50 ± 3.15	9.18 ± 4.93	−2.075	0.045*
Intraoperative blood loss (mL)	835.64 ± 349.18	1009.31 ± 600.99	−1.130	0.265
Creatine kinase (D1–0) (U/L)	967.60 ± 570.83	978.33 ± 605.95	−0.058	0.954
Post-op Harris score	88.00 ± 3.97	87.09 ± 2.11	0.938	0.354
Post-op LLD (mm)	5.45 ± 4.37	7.23 ± 4.55	−1.290	0.205
The number of osteotomies	9	13	0.834	0.361

LOH length of hospitalization, post-op post-operative, LLD leg length discrepancy, D1–0 the difference of creatine kinase between the 1 day after surgery and before surgery
*Significant difference

ISSN: 1471-2474