Table 2.

Surgical data for the cohort, stratified by preservation of a‐LFCA (n = 172).

	Group A				Group B				Group C
	Preserved a‐LFCA (n = 130)				Ligated/electrocauterized a‐LFCA due to obstruction of surgical field during dissection (n = 31)				Electrocauterized a‐LFCA due to bleeding during femoral broaching or stem insertion (n = 11)
	Mean ± SD		(Range)		Mean ± SD		(Range)		Mean ± SD		(Range)		p Value
	n (%)				n (%)				n (%)
Surgery time (min)	39.8 ± 3.6		(35–65)		41.4 ± 5.1		(37–60)		42.2 ± 6.6		(37–59)		0.119
Operated side													0.536
Left	54 (41.5%)				16 (51.6%)				4 (36.4%)
Right	76 (58.5%)				15 (48.4%)				7 (63.6%)
Incision type													0.022
Bikini	77 (59.2%)				10 (32.3%)				5 (45.5%)
Standard vertical DAA	53 (40.8%)				21 (67.7%)				6 (54.5%)
Stem type													0.700
Amistem	111 (85.4%)				28 (90.3%)				10 (90.9%)
SMS	19 (14.6%)				3 (9.7%)				1 (9.1%)
Collared stem													0.248
Yes	40 (30.8%)				9 (29.0%)				6 (54.5%)
No	90 (69.2%)				22 (71.0%)				5 (45.5%)
Cup diameter (mm)													0.449
44–48	39 (30.0%)				7 (22.6%)				4 (36.4%)
50–54	75 (57.7%)				18 (58.1%)				4 (36.4%)
56–62	16 (12.3%)				6 (19.4%)				3 (27.3%)
Head diameter (mm)													0.108
28	10 (7.7%)				6 (19.4%)				1 (9.1%)
32	103 (79.2%)				18 (58.1%)				7 (63.6%)
36	17 (13.1%)				7 (22.6%)				3 (27.3%)
Acetabular graft													0.179
Yes	6 (4.6%)				2 (6.5%)				2 (18.2%)
No	124 (95.4%)				29 (93.5%)				9 (81.8%)

Note: p Values in bold are statistically significant.

Abbreviations: a‐LFCA, ascending lateral circumflex artery; DAA, direct anterior approach; SD, standard deviation.