Abstract:Abstract[Purpose]This study aimed to evaluate the differences in the immediate postoperative muscle strength around the hip and knee joints, joint range of motion, pain, and mobility between the anterolateral-supine(AL-S)approach, as a form of minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty(THA) , and the posterior approach(PA) , as a form of small-incision THA.[Methods]The subjects were 68 patients with hip osteoarthritis who underwent unilateral THA for the first time. Maximal isometric muscle strength around the … Show more
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