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Demographic data of study group
| Anterolateral approach (n = 135) |
Posterior approach (n = 135) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Patients (bilateral) | 115 (20) | 122 (13) |
| Mean age (range) | 67 (31–90) | 68 (46–82) |
| Male/female | 38/97 | 51/84 |
| Left/right | 68/67 | 68/67 |
| Diagnosis | ||
| OA | 120 (89%) | 114 (85%) |
| RA | 0 | 2 (2%) |
| Post-traumatic OA | 2 (2%) | 3 (2%) |
| DDH | 7 (5%) | 10 (8%) |
| Other | 6 (5%) | 6 (5%) |
| BMI (range) | 29 (17–34) | 28 (21–32) |
BMI only available for 204 patients: 101 patients in the antero-lateral group, 103 patients in the posterior group.
