| Methods |
Trial: consecutive patients grouped according to surgeon's practice (usual referral practice) ‐ prospective cohort study |
| Participants |
42 patients
22 posterior approach
20 direct lateral approach
Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
Mean age 69.4y (post) 68.5y (lat)
68% female (post) 45% female (lat)
Follow‐up: all patients 4 weeks post surgery.
None lost to follow‐up |
| Interventions |
Implants used not stated
Rehabilitation procedure not stated |
| Outcomes |
‐ Sciatic nerve injury
‐ Obturator nerve injury
‐ Femoral nerve injury
‐ Operative time
‐ Operative blood loss
‐ Limb length discrepancy |
| Notes |
Quality score: Internal validity 5/10, descriptive criteria 4/5, statistical criteria 0/2, total 9/17 Pre‐operative diagnosis not well stated |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
High risk |
C ‐ Inadequate |
