Clinical evaluation of direct anterior approach total hip arthroplasty for severe developmental dysplasia of the hip
Abstract It is challenging to treat developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) classified Crowe III-IV using direct anterior approach (DAA) total hip arthroplasty (THA), and very little is known on its outcome.This study aimed to investigate the clinical result in this defined disorder with DAA versus posterolateral approach.Twenty-three consecutive