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Review Question - QID 217888

THA Approaches Direct Anterior Approach Disadvantages QID: 217888 (SBQ21RCN.18)
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QID 217888 (Type "217888" in App Search)
You are seeing a 68-year-old male with end-stage hip osteoarthritis that has failed nonoperative management. You recommend proceeding to surgery for total hip arthroplasty (THA). He inquires about the different approaches by which a THA can be performed. In discussing the potential complications of these approaches, you mention the risk of intra-operative femur fracture. Which approach is thought to be associated with the highest risk of femoral-sided complications?
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