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. 2024 Oct 7;25:792. doi: 10.1186/s12891-024-07868-2

Table 2.

Primary and secondary outcomes of the included studies

Variables Study
Parameter side Pennington et al. Song et al. Kong et al. (PLA) Kong et al. (DAA)
Acetabular cup positioning
Cup inclination* Dominant 46.4 ± 4.31

38.59 ± 6.84

(18–72.5)

39.35 ± 5.26

(23–48)

39.42 ± 7.19
Non-dominant 43.5 ± 5.22

37.5 ± 6.76

(15.5–70)

40.35 ± 5.77

(25–55)

42.61 ± 7.32
Cup anteversion* Dominant NR

22.01 ± 6.35

(7.5–41.5)

22.44 ± 8.67

(1–41)

15.79 ± 6.99
Non-dominant

25.28 ± 7.16

(6.5–45)

24.77 ± 10.44

(0–55)

16.91 ± 7.49

Located within safe zone (% of cups)

according to Lewinnek et al.**

Dominant Inclination: 100% 88% NR NR
Anteversion NR 71%
both NR 62% 32.25% 81.37%
Non-dominant Inclination: 100% 87% NR NR
Anteversion NR 52%
both NR 46% 27.41% 73.53%
The mean difference between both sides* Inclination 3 degrees

1.08 ± 9.46

(− 47–26)

Difference > 5 degrees in 77% NR
Anteversion NR

3.27 ± 7.37

(− 17.5–24.5)

LLD (mm)* Dominant 0.5 ± 5.34 NR NR NR
Non-dominant 0.0 ± 5.67

Center of Rotation

Medialization*

Dominant 0.4 ± 2.04 NR NR NR
Non-dominant 1.7 ± 4.54
Functional outcomes
Follow up period (months) NR NR 3 months 17.11 ± 2.58
HHS* Dominant NR NR

83.63 ± 9.02

(71–95)

94.33 ± 4
Non-dominant

81.11 ± 9.3

(68–95)

93.01 ± 3.94
Complications
Dislocation** Dominant NR 16 (3.21%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.98%)
Non-dominant 35 (7.02%) 2 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
PJI** Dominant NR 0 (0.0%) NR
Non-dominant 1 (1.6%)
vascular injury** Dominant NR 0 (0.0%)
Non-dominant 2 (1.96%)
periprosthetic fracture** Dominant 3 (2.94%)
Non-dominant 1 (0.98%)
LFCN palsy** Dominant 9 (8.82%)
Non-dominant 12 (11.76%)
HO** Dominant 2 (1.96%)
Non- dominant 0 (0.0%)

*Data presented as Mean ± SD (range). **Data presented as percentages. LLD: leg length difference, PJI: periprosthetic joint infection, LFCN: lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, HO: heterotopic ossification, NR: not reported, PLA: posterolateral approach, DAA: direct anterior approach