Research Article

[Retracted] Comparison of the Early Results of Lateral Direct Anterior Approach (L-DAA) and Traditional Posterolateral Approach (PLA) in Hip Arthroplasty

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

VariableDAA group ()PLA group ()

Age (years)0.192
Gender (male/female)3/95/70.665
Hospital stays (days)0.715
Disease type
 Femoral neck fracture4 (33.33%)6 (50.00%)
 Coxarthropathy3 (25.00%)0
 Osteonecrosis4 (33.33%)5 (41.67%)
 Arthritis1 (8.33%)1 (8.33%)
Operation type
 Total hip arthroplasty10 (83.33%)9 (75.00%)0.614
 Femoral head prosthetic replacement2 (16.67%)3 (25.00%)

Data are or (%). DAA: direct anterior approach; PLA: posterolateral approach.