Managing Intraoperative and Early Complications (S+N Surgeon Roundtable)
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Every hip surgeon will eventually crack a calcar or fracture a femur — what separates a manageable complication from a cascade is what happens next.
Three hip surgeons walk through intraoperative and early complications after anterior approach total hip replacement, from the first broach to the first weeks at home.
Complications come with hip arthroplasty, and the anterior approach has its own: femoral fractures and calcar cracks during broaching and seating, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve symptoms, bleeding that degrades visualization, and the wound and infection questions…
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