openalexFrontiers in Surgery2026-07-24
A minimally invasive transpiriformis approach versus the conventional posterolateral approach in total hip arthroplasty for elderly femoral neck fractures: perioperative blood loss and early functional recovery
Li Li, Shaowei Sun, Bobin Fu, Zhixiang Gao, Lijuan Liu, Lifu Wang, et al.
Background Perioperative blood loss and early recovery are major concerns when elderly patients undergo total hip arthroplasty (THA) for femoral neck fractures. The minimally invasive transpiriformis approach (MIS-TPA), which preserves posterior soft-tissue structures, has recent…