Table 6. Complications Described in Patients Undergoing Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty Using Direct Anterior Approach.
| Study | Complications | Infection | Dislocation | Loosening of acetabular shell | Psoas impingement | Periprosthetic fractures | Hematoma needing evacuation | Reoperation | Femoral nerve injury | DVT | Pneumonia | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasler et al.6) | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baba et al.15) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bouveau et al.18) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horsthemke et al.17) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tamaki et al.16) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thaler et al.20) | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thaler et al.21) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ghijselings et al.11) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thaler et al.19) | 9 | 2 | 3 (1 closed reduction, 2 revision surgery) | 2 (1 at plate cup junction in type 3b, 1 cage migration >6 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1 peroneal nerve, 1 femoral nerve) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 51 | 12 (3.8) | 12 (5.3) | 5 (2.8) | 2 (0.6) | 6 (1.9) | 4 (1.25) | 16 | 6 (1.9) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.6) |
DVT: deep vein thrombosis.