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Brief summary
To assess the long term quality of the tendon, it’s isometric strength and the clinical outcomes of a piriformis sparing approach to total hip arthroplasty as compared to a standard posterior approach. A randomised, controlled cohort of 100 patients previously followed to the 5 year period will be assessed at 10 year follow-up with clinical scores.
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Inclusion criteria
Patients previously recruited for A comparison of a less invasive piriformis-sparing approach versus the standard posterior approach to the hip, A randomised Control Trial. Khan, Maor, Hofmann and Haebich, The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 94 B (1) jan 2012.
Exclusion criteria
revision surgery on the included hip