Incision Length by Dr. Lichtblau
7/03/08 Dr. Lichtblau of Quebec The anterior vs. posterior debate isn’t going to be resolved by one study of electrode blood flow. Most surgeons would agree that blood flow to the femoral head (most of which comes backwards via the femoral neck) is theoretically better preserved through an anterior approach. Much of this info comes from the work of Ganz, who did a lot of cadaver dissection to prove this. Having said that, there doesn’t |